Population with French as mother tongue

405

1.5

Population with English as mother tongue

7,170

26.8

Mother tongue other than English or French^*

19,090

71.4

Population speaking both official languages

1,010

3.8

Population speaking neither English nor French

3,475

13.0

Source: Statistics Canada - 2001 Census

French as a second-language enrollment

3,758

19.4

In French immersion

1,276

34.0

Population in minority-language schools

61

Source: AR 2002-2003, Heritage Canada
Estimated enrolment for 2002-2003.
Data includes the Northwest Territories

Bilingual positions in the federal public service

61 896

37.9

All federal public service employees in province

117

0.1

Bilingual federal public service positions in the Northwest Territories and Yukon

3

2.6

Francophone federal public service employees in the Northwest Territories and Yukon

6

5.1

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

^*69.6% of the population identify Inuktitut as their mother tongue.

^**The Northwest Territories 1996 Education Act states that schools must offer a second language program. Some French as a second-language (FSL) instruction is available for students, but it is not compulsory at any level. Immersion programs maintain a high percentage of students through high school. It is difficult to offer FSL programs beyond Yellowknife because of low student populations and because many students concentrate on English as a second-language.