Population with French as mother tongue

35,377

3.9

Population with English as mother tongue

834,777

91.9

Population speaking both official languages

90,265

9.9

Population speaking neither English nor French

835

0.09

Source: Statistics Canada - 2001 Census

French as a second-language enrollment

83,129

2.5

In French immersion

11,776

14.2

Population in minority-language schools

4,222

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

8,462

5.2

Bilingual federal public service positions in Nova Scotia

850

10.0

Francophone federal public service employees in Nova Scotia

392

4.6

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