The proportion of Francophones in the Quebec population changed very little over the past decades. V itality and development of Francophone and Anglophone minorities . Data will be needed at the lowest level of geography to develop cultural, social and economic indicators to measure the progress of these communities. L anguage diversity of Canadians . Increasingly, recent immigrants to Canada speak neither English nor French.
Language barriers make accessing services and finding employment difficult.
The 1996 Census question on home language asked for the most predominant language used in the family without asking about the use of other languages, as is common among minority groups. Evolution of bilingualism . Information on English and French language groups and the evolution by bilingualism is used to assess the effects of the national language policy. Survival of Aboriginal languages . The demand for data on the language knowledge and use by Canada's Aboriginal population is increasing.