Did Young Adults Who Attended a French-Language High School Continue Their Postsecondary Studies in French? A Look at the Situation in Canada outside Quebec in 2021. Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series. Catalogue No. 89-657-X2025006
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| Title: | Did Young Adults Who Attended a French-Language High School Continue Their Postsecondary Studies in French? A Look at the Situation in Canada outside Quebec in 2021. Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series. Catalogue No. 89-657-X2025006 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Étienne Lemyre, Statistics Canada |
| Source: | Statistics Canada. 2025. |
| Availability: | Statistics Canada. 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6, Canada. Tel: 800-307-3382; Fax: 613-951-4441; e-mail: educationstats@statcan.gc.ca; Web site: http://www.statcan.gc.ca |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Postsecondary Education Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Young Adults, French, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Bilingualism, Bilingual Schools, Language of Instruction, Institutional Characteristics, College Enrollment, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 2371-5006 |
| Abstract: | The availability of workers who are bilingual or can work in French is a common issue outside Quebec, where French is a minority official language. For example, employers who make bilingualism a requirement for some positions are more likely to experience difficulties recruiting employees, and the need for workers who can work in French is felt in many fields, including education and health care. In this context, postsecondary education in French and the labour market integration of young adults who can use French at work are of particular importance. In Canada outside Quebec, people who studied at a French-language postsecondary institution are more likely to work primarily in French after their studies. However, many young adults who attended a French-language high school pursue their college or university studies in English-language institutions. There are many reasons why students choose a postsecondary institution, and the possibility of doing studies at a French-language postsecondary institution varies by program, field of study and region. According to the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population, parents of minority language teenagers cited identity and the importance of studying in the minority official language as the main reasons their children intended to do postsecondary studies in French. Using a data linkage of the Postsecondary Student Information System with the 2021 Census of Population, this study retrospectively examines the educational pathways and labour force entry of a cohort of young adults aged 18 to 30 in 2021. In particular, it aims to determine to what extent, after attending a French-language high school, these young adults did their postsecondary studies at a French-language or bilingual institution, based on their region of residence and field of study. The results of this study will help to identify regions and fields of study where postsecondary education in French could be developed. [This study was carried out with the support of the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677018 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The availability of workers who are bilingual or can work in French is a common issue outside Quebec, where French is a minority official language. For example, employers who make bilingualism a requirement for some positions are more likely to experience difficulties recruiting employees, and the need for workers who can work in French is felt in many fields, including education and health care. In this context, postsecondary education in French and the labour market integration of young adults who can use French at work are of particular importance. In Canada outside Quebec, people who studied at a French-language postsecondary institution are more likely to work primarily in French after their studies. However, many young adults who attended a French-language high school pursue their college or university studies in English-language institutions. There are many reasons why students choose a postsecondary institution, and the possibility of doing studies at a French-language postsecondary institution varies by program, field of study and region. According to the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population, parents of minority language teenagers cited identity and the importance of studying in the minority official language as the main reasons their children intended to do postsecondary studies in French. Using a data linkage of the Postsecondary Student Information System with the 2021 Census of Population, this study retrospectively examines the educational pathways and labour force entry of a cohort of young adults aged 18 to 30 in 2021. In particular, it aims to determine to what extent, after attending a French-language high school, these young adults did their postsecondary studies at a French-language or bilingual institution, based on their region of residence and field of study. The results of this study will help to identify regions and fields of study where postsecondary education in French could be developed. [This study was carried out with the support of the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne.] |
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| ISSN: | 2371-5006 |
