🗣️ Ranking · 152 metro areas

Most bilingual cities in Canada

Share of people who can hold a conversation in both English and French (2021 Census). Top three: Hawkesbury (65.7%), Bathurst (65.0%), Edmundston (59.5%). Canada overall: 18.0%.

#	City	Value
1	Hawkesbury ON	65.7%
2	Bathurst NB	65.0%
3	Edmundston NB	59.5%
4	Campbellton NB	56.5%
5	Montréal QC	56.4%
6	Cowansville QC	51.3%
7	Timmins ON	49.0%
8	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC	47.3%
9	Sherbrooke QC	46.0%
10	Moncton NB	45.9%
11	Lachute QC	44.8%
12	Ottawa ON	43.1%
13	Québec QC	41.5%
14	Granby QC	40.2%
15	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC	38.4%
16	Cornwall ON	37.2%
17	Greater Sudbury ON	36.7%
18	Rouyn-Noranda QC	35.9%
19	Val-d'Or QC	35.5%
20	Trois-Rivières QC	32.4%
21	Sainte-Marie QC	30.6%
22	Joliette QC	30.3%
23	Drummondville QC	29.9%
24	Saint-Hyacinthe QC	29.8%
25	Sept-Îles QC	28.5%
26	Sorel-Tracy QC	28.1%
27	Saint-Georges QC	27.7%
28	Victoriaville QC	27.3%
29	Rimouski QC	27.2%
30	Shawinigan QC	24.9%
31	Rivière-du-Loup QC	24.4%
32	North Bay ON	24.1%
33	Amos QC	24.1%
34	Saguenay QC	23.7%
35	Thetford Mines QC	23.4%
36	Fredericton NB	22.5%
37	Petawawa ON	20.8%
38	Baie-Comeau QC	19.9%
39	Matane QC	19.0%
40	Elliot Lake ON	19.0%
41	Alma QC	18.8%
42	Canmore AB	18.3%
43	Miramichi NB	17.6%
44	Dolbeau-Mistassini QC	16.8%
45	Yellowknife NT	16.7%
46	Whitehorse YT	15.8%
47	Saint John NB	15.7%
48	Pembroke ON	14.3%
49	Charlottetown PE	13.7%
50	Summerside PE	13.3%
51	Squamish BC	13.1%
52	Kingston ON	12.5%
53	Halifax NS	11.9%
54	Midland ON	11.3%
55	Nelson BC	11.2%
56	Courtenay BC	10.2%
57	Victoria BC	10.1%
58	Winnipeg MB	10.0%
59	Brockville ON	10.0%
60	Windsor ON	9.4%
61	Sault Ste. Marie ON	9.1%
62	Guelph ON	8.7%
63	Essa ON	8.7%
64	St. John's NL	8.1%
65	Thunder Bay ON	7.8%
66	Kentville NS	7.8%
67	Grande Prairie AB	7.6%
68	Prince Albert SK	7.6%
69	Collingwood ON	7.5%
70	Kenora ON	7.5%
71	Toronto ON	7.4%
72	Okotoks AB	7.4%
73	Cobourg ON	7.4%
74	St. Catharines ON	7.3%
75	Oshawa ON	7.3%
76	Salmon Arm BC	7.3%
77	Peterborough ON	7.2%
78	Belleville ON	7.1%
79	Port Hope ON	7.0%
80	Kelowna BC	6.9%
81	Chatham-Kent ON	6.9%
82	Powell River BC	6.9%
83	Edmonton AB	6.8%
84	Sarnia ON	6.8%
85	Campbell River BC	6.8%
86	Gander NL	6.7%
87	Calgary AB	6.6%
88	London ON	6.6%
89	Nanaimo BC	6.6%
90	Vancouver BC	6.5%
91	Hamilton ON	6.5%
92	Penticton BC	6.5%
93	Kitchener ON	6.4%
94	Barrie ON	6.4%
95	Owen Sound ON	6.4%
96	Vernon BC	6.3%
97	Centre Wellington ON	6.3%
98	Stratford ON	6.3%
99	Parksville BC	6.3%
100	Sylvan Lake AB	6.2%
101	Saskatoon SK	6.1%
102	Truro NS	6.1%
103	Terrace BC	6.1%
104	North Battleford SK	6.0%
105	Regina SK	5.9%
106	Wood Buffalo AB	5.9%
107	Duncan BC	5.8%
108	Thompson MB	5.8%
109	Woodstock ON	5.6%
110	Moose Jaw SK	5.6%
111	Wasaga Beach ON	5.6%
112	Port Alberni BC	5.6%
113	Ladysmith BC	5.6%
114	Portage la Prairie MB	5.5%
115	Red Deer AB	5.4%
116	Kamloops BC	5.3%
117	Lacombe AB	5.2%
118	Orillia ON	5.0%
119	Prince George BC	4.9%
120	Brandon MB	4.8%
121	Fort St. John BC	4.6%
122	Cranbrook BC	4.6%
123	Grand Falls-Windsor NL	4.6%
124	Brantford ON	4.5%
125	Lethbridge AB	4.5%
126	Corner Brook NL	4.5%
127	Kawartha Lakes ON	4.4%
128	Dawson Creek BC	4.4%
129	Abbotsford BC	4.3%
130	Chilliwack BC	4.3%
131	Swift Current SK	4.3%
132	Steinbach MB	4.3%
133	High River AB	4.3%
134	Prince Rupert BC	4.3%
135	Cape Breton NS	4.2%
136	Lloydminster AB	4.1%
137	New Glasgow NS	4.0%
138	Camrose AB	3.9%
139	Williams Lake BC	3.8%
140	Ingersoll ON	3.8%
141	Strathmore AB	3.7%
142	Medicine Hat AB	3.5%
143	Estevan SK	3.4%
144	Norfolk ON	3.3%
145	Quesnel BC	3.2%
146	Brooks AB	3.1%
147	Tillsonburg ON	3.0%
148	Trail BC	2.9%
149	Wetaskiwin AB	2.9%
150	Winkler MB	2.8%
151	Yorkton SK	2.7%
152	Weyburn SK	1.7%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0223-01. Includes census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.