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French is the native language of over 500,000 persons in Ontario, representing 4.7 percent of the province's population. They are concentrated primarily in the Eastern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario regions, near the border with Quebec, although they are also present in smaller numbers throughout the province.
Those who spoke French as their first official language formed 51.1% of all immigrants to the province, while an additional 16.3% spoke both French and English; among those who immigrated to the province between 2006 and 2011, the proportion who spoke French as their first official language was 58.8%.
The bilingual belt (French: la ceinture bilingue) is a term for the portion of Canada where both French and English are regularly spoken. The term was coined by Richard Joy in his 1967 book Languages in Conflict, where he wrote, "The language boundaries in Canada are hardening, with the consequent elimination of minorities everywhere except within a relatively narrow bilingual belt."
French is the city's official language. [25] [26] In 2021, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal considered themselves fluent in French while 90.2% could speak it in the metropolitan area. [27] [28] Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada, with 58.5% of the population able to speak both French and English. [29]
About 64% of the population is able to speak both English and French. [15] The National Capital Region includes the majority English-speaking (Ottawa) and majority French-speaking (Gatineau) cores. The metro region has a bilingual population of 496,025, an English-only population of 507,175, and a French-only population of 102,375. [16]
The city offers municipal services in both of Canada's official languages (Canadian English and Canadian French). [27] 367,035 people, or 36.45% of Ottawa's population, can speak both languages. [8] As such it is the largest city in Canada where municipal services are offered in both English and French. [28]
GDP per capita (Ottawa–Gatineau CMA) CA$ 60,414 (2020) Website. ottawa.ca. Ottawa (/ ˈɒtəwə / ⓘ, / ˈɒtəwɑː /; Canadian French: [ɔtawɑ]) is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.
fr-CA. Canadian French (French: français canadien, pronounced [fʁãˈsɛ kanaˈd͡zjɛ̃]) is the French language as it is spoken in Canada. It includes multiple varieties, the most prominent of which is Québécois (Quebec French). Formerly Canadian French referred solely to Quebec French and the closely related varieties of Ontario (Franco ...