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Study on the Languages Spoken in Québec (SLSQ)

The Institut de la statistique du Québec has been mandated by the government to conduct a study on the languages spoken in Québec (SLSQ). The aim is to obtain reliable data on the different languages spoken in Québec in various settings.

Type of survey

Cross-sectional survey. Representative at the provincial level and for certain geographic details.

Targeted population

Persons aged 15 and over living in non-institutional housing in Québec. This includes those living in private households, non-institutional collective housing (seniors’ residences, convents, etc.) and Indigenous communities other than those in the Nunavik and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James health and social services regions.

People living in institutional collective housing (hospitals, CHSLDs, youth centres, rehabilitation centres, etc.) as well as those residing in the Nunavik and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James health regions are not covered by the survey.

Sampling and data collection

Sample size

2025: 75,000 people

2024: 75,000 people

Data collection method

By telephone and Internet

Data collection period

2025: November 12, 2024 to July 20, 2025

2024: January 9 to August 18, 2024

Themes or topics

Knowledge of languages; use of languages in certain settings; language of cultural products consumed; language of content consulted on the Internet; language at work; language of instruction.

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