Minorities speak up : Les minorités prennent la parole : résultats de l'Enquête sur la vitalité des minorités de langue officielle 2006

However, in light of the purpose of this report, that sub-sample is not included in the statistics presented here.8 The content of the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities (SVOLM) questionnaire reflects the information needs of a certain number of federal partners. [...] The pilot survey was used to evaluate the wording of the questions, the consistency among them and the format of the questionnaire, as well as the procedures for capturing the computer-assisted telephone interview. [...] Potential and limitations of the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities The census is the most important source of information produced by Statistics Canada on the situation of official- language minorities in Canada. [...] For Quebec, reliable statistics can be obtained for the East, Estrie and the South, Quebec and vicinity, the West, the Montreal CMA and the rest of the province.10 As its name indicates, the survey concerns the concept of “vitality” of official-language minorities11. [...] The proportion of adults identifying equally to the two groups grows from the North to the rest of the province, the proportion of French-speaking adults becoming lower and lower.