OLMC vitality composite indicators project

The Relative Population Growth (RPG) measures the change in proportion (or population share) of a given population. An RPG greater than 1.00 indicates that the given population's share of the population increased over the time period in question while an RPG of less than 1.00 indicates a decrease in the population share.

The Growth Rate (GR) refers to the change in size of the OLMC population over time. A growth rate greater than 1.00 indicates that the given population increased in absolute numbers over time while a growth rate lower than 1.00 indicates the population declined in absolute numbers.

The total demographic dependency ratio is the ratio of the combined youth population (0 to 14 years) and senior population (65 or older) to the working-age population (15 to 64 years).  It is expressed as the number of "dependents" for every 100 "workers": youth (ages 0 to 14) + seniors (age 65 or older) per 100 workers (aged 15 to 64).

The senior demographic dependency ratio is the ratio of seniors (aged 65 or over) to the working-age population (aged 15 to 64).

Proportion of official language minority communities.

The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population.  For this project, median age has been calculated based on first official language spoken (single responses).

Change in the number of individuals who were bilingual in the majority population between 2011 and 2021.

Intergenerational language transfer

Ratio between:

Numerator:

Number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports the minority language as one of their mother tongues, and who themselves report speaking that language at least regularly at home.

Denominator:

Total number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports the minority language as their mother tongue.

Intergenerational language transfer (MT)

Ratio between:

Numerator:

Number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports the minority language as one of their mother tongues (MT), and who themselves report that language among their mother tongues.

Denominator:

Total number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports a minority language as one of their mother tongues.

Intergenerational language transfer

Ratio between:

Numerator:

Number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports the minority language as one of their mother tongues, and who themselves report being able to carry on a conversation in that language.

Denominator:

Total number of children born in Canada, aged 0 to 17, living in a household where at least one parent reports the minority language as their mother tongue.

Proportion of individuals in the majority population who can conduct a conversation in both official languages (English and French).

The number of individuals that speak an official minority language (French in Canada outside Quebec, or English in Quebec) compared to how many people are part of an OLMC (Official Language Minority Community).

Rate of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.

Outside Quebec, exogamous couples are those in which one member has French as his or her mother tongue, while the other does not. In Quebec, exogamous couples are those in which one member has English as his or her mother tongue, while the other does not.

Number of individuals who can conduct a conversation in both official languages (English and French).

The Linguistic Continuity Index based on language used most often at work measures the proportion of the population in the labour force with a given mother tongue with the proportion who speak that language most often at work. Multiple responses have been distributed equally among declared languages.

The Linguistic Continuity Index based on language spoken most often at home measures the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue with the proportion who speak that language at least regularly at home. Multiple responses have been distributed equally among declared languages.

The Linguistic Continuity Index based on language spoken at least regularly at work measures the proportion of the population in the labour force with a given mother tongue with the proportion who speak that language at least regularly at work. Multiple responses have been distributed equally among declared languages.

The Linguistic Continuity Index based on language spoken at least regularly at home measures the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue with the proportion who speak that language at least regularly at home. Multiple responses have been distributed equally among declared languages.

Territorial size (km²) refers to the total land and water area a country or region occupies, measured in square kilometers.

Average number of individuals in an Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) living per square kilometer of land area.

Measure of the compactness of a spatial distribution of entities around its mean center. The standard distance (or standard deviation of distance) is usually represented as a circle, where the radius of the circle represents one standard deviation covering 68% of the OLMC population from it's mean population center.

The population mean distance (km) calculates a nearest neighbor index based on the average distance from each feature to its nearest neighboring feature. For our analysis, this represents the observed mean distance between each member of the official language minority community within a specific region.

Size of the official language minority community based on the first official language spoken.

For this analysis, the distance band calculation will determine the value associated with the average distance (km) that individuals who are members of OLMCs in the region will have to travel to reach 1,000 other individuals who are members of OLMCs.

Number of individuals in the OLMC living within 30-minutes of an elementary or secondary minority language school.

Proportion of individuals in the OLMC living within 30-minutes of an organisation working in the community development sector.

Proportion of individuals in the OLMC living within 30-minutes of an organisation working in the cultural sector.

Proportion of individuals in the OLMC living within 30-minutes of a health and social services establishment providing minority language services.

Proportion of individuals in the OLMC living within 30-minutes of a federal office with an obligation to serve the public in both official languages, English and French, under the Official Languages Act and related regulations.

Count of minority language community development organization.

Count of minority language cultural organization.

Count of health and social services establishments providing partial or full minority language services.

Count of minority language elementary or secondary schools.

Count of federal offices with an obligation to provide services in the official minority language, English or French, under the Official Languages Act and related regulations.

Proportion of individuals in OLMC who were born outside of Canada at the time of the census.

Proportion of individuals in OLMC that belongs to a visible minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population with an aboriginal identity with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population who declares being a visible minority with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population that are in migrants (Regional, Interprovincial and International) with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population who declares being an immigrant with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

Proportion of individuals in OLMC identifying themselves as 'First Nations people, Métis or Inuit'.

Change in the number of individuals in the OLMCs with a low income between 2011 and 2021.

Change in the number of individuals in the OLMCs with low level of educational attainment between 2011 and 2021.

Change in the number of individuals in the OLMCs who were unemployed between 2011 and 2021.

Proportion of individuals (15 years and over) who are unemployed in OLMC are those who were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work.

Proportion of individuals in OLMC living in an household where at least one individual is the owner of the private dwelling.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population with a low level of education with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population that are homeowners with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population with a low income with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

The minority-majority index compares the value for the OL minority population who are unemployed with the OL majority with whom it shares a territory. A value greater than 1.00 indicates that the characteristic is more present in the minority than in the majority while a value of less than 1.00 means that the characteristic is less present in the minority group.

Proportion of individuals (15 years and over) in OLMC with low income are those that fall into the below 20,000$ income bracket (after taxes).

Proportion of individuals (15 years and over) in OLMC with low level of educational attainment are those who have no certificate, diploma or degree.