Statistics Canada recently published a study on the use of official languages at home and the academic path of graduates in Canada. It found that in 2021, most postsecondary graduates whose mother tongue was a minority official language (e.g., English in Québec or French outside Québec) attended minority official language or bilingual schools at every stage of their education. However, graduates outside Québec whose first language was French were less likely to attend French-language postsecondary institutions than French-language elementary or secondary schools. Stat Can suggests that this finding may stem from the varying proximity of French-language postsecondary institutions outside Québec. The results of this study are meant to inform the Government of Canada’s Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028.
