<P> French is the mother tongue of about 7.2 million Canadians ( 20.6 % of the Canadian population , second to English at 56 % ) according to Census Canada 2016 . Most native speakers of the French language in Canada live in Quebec , where French is the majority official language . 77 % of Quebec 's population are native francophones , and 95 % of the population speak French as their first or second language . Additionally , about one million native francophones live in other provinces , forming a sizable minority in New Brunswick , which is officially a bilingual province , where about one - third of the population are francophone . There are also French - speaking communities in Manitoba and Ontario , where francophones make up about 4 percent of the population , as well as significantly smaller communities in Alberta , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan -- around 1 -- 2 % . Many , but not all of these communities are supported by French - language institutions . </P>
<P> French is the mother tongue of about 7.2 million Canadians ( 20.6 % of the Canadian population , second to English at 56 % ) according to Census Canada 2016 . Most native speakers of the French language in Canada live in Quebec , where French is the majority official language . 77 % of Quebec 's population are native francophones , and 95 % of the population speak French as their first or second language . Additionally , about one million native francophones live in other provinces , forming a sizable minority in New Brunswick , which is officially a bilingual province , where about one - third of the population are francophone . There are also French - speaking communities in Manitoba and Ontario , where francophones make up about 4 percent of the population , as well as significantly smaller communities in Alberta , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan -- around 1 -- 2 % . Many , but not all of these communities are supported by French - language institutions . </P>
which province of canada has a large french population
which province of canada has a large french population
Quebec
Quebec