English-speaking Quebecers
English-speaking Quebecers, also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers (all alternately spelt Quebeckers; in French Anglo-Québécois, Québécois Anglophone) or simply Anglos in a Quebec context, are a linguistic minority in the francophone province of Quebec. According to the 2011 Canadian census, 599,225 people (around 7.7% of population) in Quebec declare English as a mother tongue. When asked, 834,950 people (about 10.7% of the population) reported using English the most at home.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
Mother tongue: 661,535 (8.5%) Home language: 767,770 (9.6%) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
Montreal (West Island), Laval, Montérégie, Outaouais, Eastern townships (historically) | |
| Languages | |
| Quebec English, Quebec French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic (43%), Protestant (21%), Christian Orthodox (9%), Jewish (7%), Muslim (5%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| English Canadian, Irish Canadian, Scottish Canadian, French Canadian, Jewish Canadian, Italian Canadian, Greek Canadian, Chinese Canadian |
The origins of English-speaking Quebecers include immigration from both English-speaking and non English-speaking countries, migration from other Canadian provinces, and strong English language education programs in Quebecois schools. This makes estimating the population of those who identify as English-speaking Quebecers difficult.