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New Brunswickers’ knowledge of official languages
New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province but knowledge of English and French varies by community. Statistics Canada released census data that showed New Brunswickers’ knowledge of the two official languages provincially but also broken down by city.
The first chart reveals citizens’ knowledge of official languages. The circles reflect the mother tongue reported by New Brunswickers, hover your mouse over the city to see a detailed breakdown of the data.
Dan McHardie and Jeremy Hanna CBC News |
Updated: June 11, 2013
Knowledge of official languages
Percentage of population 2011 English only French only English and French
| Bathurst |
21.3
16.2
62.4
|
|---|---|
| Campbellton |
28.3
17.7
54
|
| Edmundston |
1.2
40.4
58.3
|
| Fredericton |
77.9
0.4
21.4
|
| Miramichi |
83.3
0.3
16.3
|
| Moncton |
50
3.4
46.5
|
| Saint John |
84.8
0.1
14.8
|
| New Brunswick |
57.7
9
33.2
|
Mother Tongue
Percentage of population English French Non officialMultiple Responses
33
65
1
1
H
Bathurst
32.8% English
64.7% French
0.8% Non official
1.7% Multiple Responses
38
56
4
2
H
Campbellton
38.3% English
55.9% French
3.6% Non official
2.1% Multiple Responses
4
94
1
1
H
Edmundston
4.3% English
94% French
0.7% Non official
1% Multiple Responses
87
7
5
1
H
Fredericton
86.7% English
7% French
5.1% Non official
1.2% Multiple Responses
89
8
2
1
H
Miramichi
88.8% English
8.1% French
2% Non official
1.1% Multiple Responses
61
34
3
2
H
Moncton
61.4% English
34.5% French
2.5% Non official
1.6% Multiple Responses
92
4
3
1
H
Saint John
91.9% English
4.4% French
3.1% Non official
0.7% Multiple Responses
65
32
2
1
H
New
Brunswick
Brunswick
64.9% English
31.6% French
2.5% Non official
1.1% Multiple Responses
(Source: Statistics Canada. 2012. Visual Census. 2011 Census. Ottawa. Released October 22, 2012. )