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Aug 17, 2022 · Mandarin, the official language of China, is the most common in Ontario, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The number of people who know sign languages in Canada — including American...
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In 2021, there were over 200 other languages. The most important, Mandarin, was spoken by 679,255 people (1.9%). French and/or English are spoken by 98.1% of Canadians. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
2.5 million young Canadians study French or English as a second language.482,733 of them are in French immersion programs outside Quebec.38 school boards1,005 schools256,770 students132community radio stations and newspapers76% of Francophones feel that having two official languages is an important part of what it means to be Canadian (versus 49% of English-speaking Canadians).85% of Francophones think that learning both official languages contributes to a better understanding among Canadians (versus 59% of English-speaking Canadians).58% of English-speaking Canadians think that the Government of Canada is effective in protecting both official languages (versus 42% of Francophones).Snapshots of official languages in Canada. Based on the latest data from the 2021 Census, these snapshots illustrate the status of official languages across the country in a variety of areas.
THE LANGUAGES OF INCLUSION French 7,018,055 | 24.6% English 21,048,945 | 73.8% Bilingual (FR/EN) 6,216,070 | 17.9% French 7,914,498 | 22.8% Bilingual (FR/EN) 4,841,320 17.0% English 26,216,243 | 75.4% Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census. Sources: Statistics Canada, 1996-2016 Censuses. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2003-2017.
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Knowledge of Languages in Canada Language 2021 2011 2001 1991; Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % English: 31,628,570 87.06% 28,360,235: 85.63% 25,246,220: 85.18% 22,505,415 83.37% French: 10,563,235 29.08% 9,960,585: 30.07% 9,178,100: 30.97% 8,508,960 31.52% Chinese: 1,528,860 4.21% 1,297,505 3.92% 1,028,445 3.47% 557,305 2.06%
Knowledge of official languages by immigrant status, 1951 to 2021; First official language spoken by immigrant status for the period from 1971 to 2021; Population by mother tongue and geography, 1951 to 2021; Population by language spoken most often at home and geography, 1971 to 2021
Last Edited October 21, 2020. Although French and English are Canada’s only two official languages, the country’s linguistic diversity is very rich. According to the 2016 census, an increased number of Canadians are reporting a mother tongue or language spoken at home other than English or French compared to in previous years.
