ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES of theGaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine A REGIONALPROFILE NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was produced in collaboration with the Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA), the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) and Vision Gaspé- Percé Now (Vision). It was made possible through financial contributions from Health Canada as part of the Action Plan for Official Languages – 2018-2023: Investing in our future and from the Fonds d’appui au rayonnement des régions of the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation. Research support was provided by Mary Richardson, PhD and Joanne Pocock, PhD. Data is drawn from the 2016 Census of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada. Health Santé Canada Canada This document is available in the document centre at Santé Health Canada Canada www.chssn.org TABLE OF CONTENTS English speakers Unemployment 5 in Quebec 12 English-speaking Age groups 6 population in GIM 13 Our collective approach Our response 7 18 Target populations Summary key points 8 19 Educational attainment Communicating 10 20 our values Income Regional community 11 21 mobilization model THE GASPÉ COAST Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 198 132 MRC St. Lawrence River 299 DE LA HAUTE-GASPÉSIE Rivière-au-Renard 132 MRC L'Anse-au-Griffon Cap-des-Rosiers Matane CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ Gaspé Wakeham 198 York Centre Haldimand Douglastown Gulf of 195 St. Lawrence Sainte-Flavie Barachois MRC Bridgeville Percé 132 ROCHER-PERCÉ 132 299 MRC BAS- BONAVENTURE Chandler Grande-Rivière SAINT-LAURENT MRC Cascapedia- Newport 132 St-Jules Marcil AVIGNON Gascons Grosse-Île New Richmond Old Harry Escuminac Port-Daniel Shigawake Hope Town Matapédia Bay of Chaleur New Carlisle Cap-aux-Meules Île d'Entrée NEW BRUNSWICK ÎLES-DE- LA-MADELEINE Total population English population Distance Province of New Carlisle to Gaspé 176 km Québec MRC d’Avignon 14 040 2 570 18,3% New Carlisle to Matapedia 151 km Rimouski MRC de Bonaventure 17 195 2 510 14,6% New Carlisle New Carlisle to Rimouski 328 km Îles-de- MRC du Rocher-Percé 17 045 1 230 7,2% la-Madeleine New Carlisle to Quebec 649 km Québec N. B. MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé 16 700 1 735 10,4% New Carlisle to Montreal 871 km Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 12 190 695 5,7% Gaspé to Matapedia 323 km Montréal U.S.A. Committee for Anglophone Council for Anglophone Vision Gaspé-Percé Now Social Action Magdalen Islanders 28 Rue St. Patrick 168 Gerard D. Levesque 787 chemin Principal Douglastown New Carlisle, QC Grosse-Ile, QC Gaspé, QC G0C 1Z0 G4T 6B5 G4X 1H0 Tel: 418-752-5995 / 418-752-2127 Tel: 418-985-2116, extension # 1 Tel: 418-368-3212 Toll-free: 1-877-752-5995 www.micami.ca www.visiongaspeperce.ca www.casa-gaspe.com 4 ENGLISH SPEAKERS Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 198 132 MRC St. Lawrence River in Quebec 299 DE LA HAUTE-GASPÉSIE Rivière-au-Renard 132 MRC L'Anse-au-Griffon Cap-des-Rosiers There are about one million (1,097,925) Matane CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ Gaspé IN THE GASPÉSIE - ÎLES-DE-LA- Wakeham individuals living in Quebec whose first official 198 York Centre Haldimand Douglastown Gulf of language is English. MADELEINE REGION, THE 195 St. Lawrence Sainte-Flavie Barachois Quebec’s English-speaking communities com- ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IS MRC Bridgeville prise 13.8% of the Quebec population. Percé COMPRISED OF 8,790 INDIVIDUALS 132 ROCHER-PERCÉ 132 Regional populations vary greatly, as does the 299 AND MAKES UP 10% OF THE MRC proportion of the population made up of English BAS- BONAVENTURE Grande-Rivière Chandler speakers, from 32.8% in Montreal to 0.6% in the REGIONAL POPULATION. SAINT-LAURENT MRC Cascapedia- Newport Lower Saint-Lawrence. 132 St-Jules Marcil AVIGNON Gascons Grosse-Île New Richmond Old Harry Escuminac Port-Daniel Shigawake Hope Town Matapédia Bay of Chaleur New Carlisle Cap-aux-Meules Île d'Entrée PROPORTION OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS NEW BRUNSWICK OF QUEBEC, BY HEALTH REGION, 2016 ÎLES-DE- Populations of Quebec by Health Regions, 2011 LA-MADELEINE 0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% 20,0% 25,0% 30,0% 35,0% Province of Quebec 13,8% Total population English population Distance RSS de la Montérégie 11,8% Province of New Carlisle to Gaspé 176 km Québec MRC d’Avignon 14 040 2 570 18,3% New Carlisle to Matapedia 151 km RSS des Laurentides 6,5% Rimouski MRC de Bonaventure 17 195 2 510 14,6% New Carlisle New Carlisle to Rimouski 328 km 2,9% Îles-de- RSS de Lanaudière la-Madeleine MRC du Rocher-Percé 17 045 1 230 7,2% New Carlisle to Quebec 649 km RSS de Laval 22,2% Québec N. B. MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé 16 700 1 735 10,4% New Carlisle to Montreal 871 km 0,9% Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 12 190 695 5,7% Gaspé to Matapedia 323 km RSS de la Chaudière-Appalaches Montréal RSS du Nord-du-Québec 2,9% RSSRSS dede lala GaspésieGaspésie -- ÎlesÎles-de-la-Madeleine-de-la-Madeleine 10,0% RSS de la Côte-Nord 5,7% U.S.A. RSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue 3,6% RSS de l'Outaouais 18,7% RSS de Montréal 32,8% RSS de l'Estrie 8,1% RSS de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec 1,2% RSS de la Capitale-Nationale 2,0% RSS du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 0,7% RSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent 0,6% 5 English-speaking POPULATION IN GIM The smallest English-speaking population is the Magdalen Islands, while the largest is in Avignon. In terms of the proportion of the overall population, the Magdalen Islands has the lowest proportion of the population that is English-speaking, while Bonaventure and Avignon have the highest. ENGLISH SPEAKERS ENGLISH-AND FRENCH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS BY CENSUS DIVISION English- and French-speaking Populations by Census Division 2018 11 465 Avignon 2 570 14 690 Bonaventure 2 510 14 970 Côte-de-Gaspé 1 735 15 810 Rocher-Percé 1 230 11 495 Îles-de-la-Madeleine 695 - 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 18 000 French Speakers English Speakers 6 OUR COLLECTIVE approach Access to services Collaboration and and information partnership We aim to increase access to services We support shared planning and action and information for our English-speaking with relevant stakeholders. community members. Volunteerism and leadership Knowledge development development and evaluation We aim to involve community members We aim to develop and share knowledge and develop their community leadership on regional realities to support interests and capacity. evidence-based action. Three community-based BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE organizations in the VITALITY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine region are pooling their efforts COMMUNITY OF THE GASPÉSIE— to meet a shared goal: ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE 7 TARGET POPULATIONS and our shared goals PRE-SCHOOLERS CHILDREN YOUTH 0-5 6-14 15-29 Promote early childhood Support children in adopting Motivate youth to become development such as healthy lifestyle behaviours, bilingual, increase their sense attachment, early literacy, developing resiliency and of belonging, foster social school readiness and school attachment, and and linguistic integration parenting support. discovering their cultural and and promote education and linguistic identities. employment. 8 ADULTS SENIORS 30-54 55 AND OVER Mobilize adults to volunteer Provide opportunities for and be engaged in seniors and caregivers to community development reduce isolation, engage in efforts, including physical, social and cognitive employment and education activities, maintain health opportunities and caregiver and autonomy, and access support. services. 9 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POPULATION WITH HIGH LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LESS (% OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER)Low educational attainment (% of population age 15 and over) At the provincial level, the pro- portion of English speakers Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine with a high school diploma or less is similar to the level found Côte-de-Gaspé in the French-speaking major- ity population. Rocher-Percé In GIM, English speakers are Avignon more likely to have low levels of educational attainment. Bonaventure This is true for all territories. Gaspésie–Îles 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% French Speakers English Speakers POPULATION WITH HIGH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT UNIVERSITY B.A. OR HIGHER (% OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER) High educational attainment Provincially, English speakers (% of population age 15 and over) are more likely than French Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- speakers to have high educa- Madeleine tional attainment. Côte-de-Gaspé In GIM, however, English speak- ers are much less likely to attain higher levels of education. Rocher-Percé This is true for all territor- Avignon ies with the exception of the Magadalen Islands. Bonaventure Gaspésie–Îles 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% French Speakers English Speakers 10 INCOME POPULATION WITH LOW INCOME * POPULATION WITH Low educational attainment (% WITH LESS THAN $20,000)Population with low income LOW INCOME (% of population age 15 and over) (% with less than $20,000) Provincially, English speakers Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Îles-de-la- have a greater tendency than Madeleine Îles-de-la-Madeleine Madeleine French speakers to have low Côte-de-Gaspé Côte-de-Gaspé income. In GIM, the tendency is Rocher-Percé Rocher-Percé much higher among English speakers. Avignon Avignon This is true for all territor- Bonaventure Bonaventure ies with the exception of the Magadalen Islands. Gaspésie–Îles Gaspésie–Îles 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% French Speakers English Speakers French Speakers English Speakers POPULATION WITH HIGH INCOME * POPULATION WITH (% WITH $55,000 AND OVER) HIGH INCOME Population with high income (% with $55,000 and over) In the province of Quebec, the tendency to have high Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine income is similar among English speakers and French Côte-de-Gaspé speakers.