First Official Language Spoken by different levels of geographies.

First Official Language Spoken (FOLS) is a linguistic concept derived from three census questions on language (knowledge of official languages, mother tongue and home language). Multiple responses are distributed equally among declared languages by different levels of geographies.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:54 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:54 (UTC)
contact_email open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca
contact_person {}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary ["society"]
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection primary
open_canada_date_modified 2015-12-07 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published 2015-12-07 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Canada", "Langue", "Officielle", "PLOP"], "en": ["Canada", "Official", "Language", "FOLS"]}
open_canada_subject ["education_and_training", "government_and_politics", "language_and_linguistics", "society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Première langue officielle parlée selon les différents niveaux de géographie
update_frequency as_needed