In Canada, communities that are referred to under the acronym OLMC (official language minority communities) often struggle to maintain a demographic weight that is sufficient to ensure their development. On the basis of the results of an analysis of the enrolment statistics at Laurentian University from academic year 2001-2002 until academic year 2017-2018, this article addresses a number of factors that tend to bring down OLMC’s demographic weight. It also discusses initiatives that can counter the impact of those factors.