Census 2016: English is making gains in Quebec

English is making gains in Quebec, according to results of the 2016 census on language, released Wednesday. Bilingualism across the country saw a modest shift upward — a rate that has barely budged over the last 15 years.
The bilingualism rate in Canada reached 18 per cent in the 2016 census (up from 17.7 per cent in 2001), and two-thirds of the growth in the bilingual population was attributed to Quebec, even though the reported rate of bilingualism increased in most provinces and te