Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language of geographic area

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on March 19, 2024.

Definition

Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language refers to the potential significant demand for the provision of federal communications and services in the minority official language as specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

Geographic area refers to areas whose boundaries are specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. It excludes Canadian territorial enclaves abroad.

Derivation

'Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language of geographic area' is a derived variable. The derivation method for this variable is described within the Regulations Amending the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations (SOR/2019-242) registered on June 25, 2019, in accordance with section 85 of the Official Languages Act, R.S.C., c. 32 (4th Suppl.).

The derivation method takes into account the first language learned and still understood (mother tongue) and the languages spoken mostly or regularly at home (home language). The derivation rules assign persons to the population having a potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language if the place of residence is Quebec and the mother tongue or home language (spoken most often or regularly) includes English. The derivation rules assign persons to the population having a potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language if the place of residence is a province outside of Quebec and the mother tongue or home language (spoken most often or regularly) includes French.

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

There are no relevant internationally recognized standards.

Measurements

• 'Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language' is an indicator expressed as a number ranging from zero to the maximum number on the data file. March 19, 2024 to current

Additional information

See:

• First official language spoken of person

Relation to previous version

• Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language of geographic area March 19, 2024 to current

  This is the current standard.