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Last Updated: November 28, 2025

The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) 2022 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) is a postcensal survey of the English-speaking population in Quebec and the French-speaking population elsewhere in Canada. The data will provide a better understanding of the current situation of official language minorities regarding issues such as education and access to various services in the minority language.

The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) was conducted by Statistics Canada in 2022 with the cooperation and support of Canadian Heritage. This survey focuses on Canada's minority official languages, English in Quebec and French in Canada outside Quebec, although the languages with official status in some provinces and territories may differ. It is a postcensal survey of the English-language population in Quebec and the French-language population elsewhere in Canada.