A number of research studies show the strong presence of a bilingual identity among young Francophones in Canada who live outside Quebec. This article proposes a conceptual model designed to explain this phenomenon and provides the results of a Canada-wide empirical study. The study indicates that when the territorial concentration of Francophones (TCF) is high, the identity métissage is linked primarily to the attraction of the English language and reflects above all the feelings of competency in that language (bilingualism of attraction). When the TCF is low, it is primarily the feelings of belonging to the Francophone community that constitute the main marker of bilingual identity (bilingualism of resistance).