Survey of Postsecondary Faculty and Researchers (SPFR)

First official language spoken of person, category

First official language spoken is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e., English or French) spoken by the person.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• First Official Language Spoken