Population with French as mother tongue

2,348

0.5

Population with English as mother tongue

500,076

97.5

Population speaking both official languages

20,890

4.1

Population speaking neither English nor French

560

0.1

Source: Statistics Canada - 2001 Census

French as a second-language enrollment

47,588

57.3

In French immersion

5,239

11.0

Population in minority-language schools

246

Source: AR 2002-2003, Heritage Canada
Estimated enrolment for 2002-2003.

Bilingual positions in the federal public service

61,896

37.9

All federal public service employees in province

3,130

1.9

Bilingual federal public service positions in Newfoundland and Labrador

60

1.9

Francophone federal public service employees in Newfoundland and Labrador

27

0.9

Source: Treasury Board - Official Languages Information System, March 2003