Proportion of French speakers declines in Quebec and nearly everywhere in Canada
That’s while the proportion of people who report French as their first official language declined.
The sociologist said the rise in temporary immigration might be having an impact on French in Quebec, given that temporary immigrants are less likely to speak the language.A recent study by the Institut du Québec found that while non-permanent residents represented nine per cent of international immigration to the province from 2012 to 2016, that number had climbed to 64 per cent by 2019.
The agency defines mother tongue as a citizen’s first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual. It would be more effective to direct French-speaking immigrants to Quebec, given the limited influence of the language outside of the province, said Charles Castonguay, a retired mathematics professor from the University of Ottawa who specializes in the language landscape of Canada.
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