• Canada has two official languages at the federal level of government: English and French. That’s a small increase of 350,000 over the 2006 Census of Canada...
  • 3.2 Language policies of Canada's provinces and territories. 3.2.1 Officially bilingual or multilingual: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the three territories.
  • ...which declared English and French as Canada’s official languages and provided for th eir equality of status in Parliament and in the Government of Canada.
  • Official languages of Canada. Redirect to: Official bilingualism in Canada.
  • The aboriginal languages of Canada — much like the aboriginal people themselves — were almost entirely wiped out by European settlers.
  • This does not include the large number of native languages that can be heard around the country, particularly in the northernmost reaches of Canada.
  • Approximately 56.9% of the population of Canada speaks English as a native language, while 21.3% speak French as a first language.
  • The majority languages in Canada are English and French, they are also the two official languages of the country.
  • In Quebec, French is the only official language. 18. Percentage of people in Canada who are bilingual. It’s the highest percentage in history.
  • A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown.