Montreal Language Policy

Montreal language policy as in:

"The province of Quebec has the distinction of being bilingual on constitutional and federal levels, while officially allowing only French in its provincial institutions". Since 1974, French has been the only official language in the province of Quebec, although some government services remain accessible in English. .

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Quebec Montreal Language Policy.

Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Montréal Language Policy

In the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, 56% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 35% speak French only, 6% speak English only and 3% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Armenian, Greek, Chinese, Creole, Vietnamese, Romanian and Tamil in that order.

Anjou
Montreal Language Policy

In the Anjou borough, 48% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 49% speak French only, 2% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Creole, Italian, Vietnamese, Kabyle, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian in that order.

Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace
Montreal Language Policy

In the Cote-des-Neiges-Cote-des-Neiges borough, 61% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 12% speak French only, 24% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Spanish, Arabic, Persian, Russian, Romanian, Tamil, Vietnamese and Bengali in that order. 

Lachine
Montréal Language Policy

In the Lachine borough, 62% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 25% speak French only, 12% speak English only and 1% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Bulgarian, Polish and Punjabi in that order. 

LaSalle
Montréal Language Policy

In the LaSalle borough, 58% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 21% speak French only, 18% speak English only and 3% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Punjabi, Romanian, Arabic, Bengali and Portuguese in that order.

Le Plateau Mont-Royal
Montréal Language Policy

In Le Plateau Mont-Royal borough, 69% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 19% speak French only, 10% speak English only and 1% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Yiddish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Greek, Russian, Italian and Bengali in that order.

Le Sud-Ouest
Montreal Language Policy

In Le Sud-Ouest borough, 62% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 25% speak French only, 11% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Italian, Russian, Vietnamese, Persian, Tamil, and Polish in that order. 

L'Ile-Bizard-Sainte-Genevieve
Montreal Language Policy

In L'Ile-Bizard-Sainte-Genevieve borough, 72% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 16% speak French only, 11% speak English only and 1% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Romanian, Russian, Persian, Tagalog, Creole, Polish and Italian in that order.

Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Montréal Language Policy

In the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, 51% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 46% speak French only, 2% speak English only and 1% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Creole, Vietnamese, Kabyle, Romanian and Russian in that order.

Montréal-Nord Borough
Montreal Language Policy

In the Montreal-Nord borough, 46% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 54% speak French only, 3% speak English only and 3% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Creole, Italian, Turk, Vietnamese, Kabyle, Chinese, Khmer and Portuguese in that order.

Outremont Borough
Montreal Language Policy

In the Outremont borough, 67 % of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 15% speak French only, 13% speak English only and 4% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Yiddish, Greek, Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Romanian and Italian in that order.

Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Montreal Language Policy

In the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough, 66 % of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 12% speak French only, 20% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Romanian, Tamil, Russian, Punjabi, Urdu and Polish in that order.

Riviere-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles
Montréal Language Policy

In the Riviere-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles borough, 50% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 47% speak French only, 2% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Italian, Spanish, Creole, Arabic, Chinese, Khmer, Vietnamese, Romanian, Portuguese and Kabyle and that order.

Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie
Montreal Language Policy

In the Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough, 60% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 37% speak French only, 2% speak English only and 1% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Italian, Creole, Russian, Kabyle and Ukrainian in that order

Saint-Laurent
Montreal Language Policy

In the Saint-Laurent borough, 59% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 20% speak French only, 16% speak English only and 5% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Greek, Armenian, Vietnamese, Romanian, Tamil, Persian and Russian in that order.

Saint-Leonard
Montreal Language Policy

In the Saint-Leonard borough, 50% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 42% speak French only, 4% speak English only and 4% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Italian, Arabic, Spanish, Vietnamese, Creole, Chinese, Kabyle, Turk, Tamil and Romanian in that order.

Verdun
Montréal Language Policy

In the Verdun borough, 66% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 22% speak French only, 11% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Persian, Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, Korean, Romanian and Vietnamese in that order.

Ville-Marie
Montreal Society Languages

In the Ville-Marie borough, 63% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 17% speak French only, 18% speak English only and 2% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Persian, Bengali, Russian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Romanian and Korean in that order.

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension
Montreal Language Policy

In the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough, 50% of the local population can hold a conversation in French and in English, 35% speak French only, 9% speak English only and 5% speak neither French or English.

Local residents who also speak other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Greek, Italian, Creole, Chinese, Pungami, Bengali and Tamil in that order.

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