The English-speaking community in Quebec and the French-speaking minorities in English-speaking Canada: a demographic comparison
Paille, M.
Bulletin d'Histoire Politique 5(2): 66-79
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1201-0421 PMID: 12292976 Document Number: 389810
Data from the 1991 Canadian census are used to compare the English-speaking community in the province of Quebec with French-speaking communities living in the various English-speaking provinces. The characteristics of the two linguistic groups are first analyzed by ethnic origin, maternal language, language spoken at home, and knowledge of French and English. The effects of internal migration and changes in language usage on these linguistic groups is then assessed. The author concludes that both minority language-groups are declining in size, but whereas the English-speaking population in Quebec is moving to English-speaking provinces elsewhere in the country, the French-speaking population outside of Quebec is being assimilated into the English-speaking majority.