language minority" French is the majority language in Quebec; English is the majority language in the other nine provinces, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories; and Inuktitut is the majority language in Nunavut, but among its minority languages English-speakers outnumber French-speakers. Therefore, English-speakers are the official language minority population in Quebec and French-speakers are the official language minority populations in the territories and other provinces. This descriptor is used by the Canadian government to define English- and French-speaking communities in order to gauge demand for minority language services in a province/territory or a region within a province/territory. Sometimes, home language is used to determine the size of an official language minority, and sometimes mother tongue is used. Notes Languages of Canada Demographics of Canada