• English is one of two official languages spoken in Canada, and with 86.2 percent of Canadians able to conduct a conversation in English (and...
  • Canada is a huge country and a country of immigration, so it should come as no surprise that we have more than one Canadian language.
  • 2003: The first action plan for official languages introduces the Government of Canada’s five-year strategy on official languages.
  • This does not include the large number of native languages that can be heard around the country, particularly in the northernmost reaches of Canada.
  • English and French are the major languages of Canada, while 22% of Canadians have neither English or French as their mother tongue.
  • Read on to discover what Canada has on offer for the aspiring linguist within you. Canadian Facts. Official Languages of Canada.
  • The two official languages of Canada, English and French, are used by most citizens to communicate and access services.
  • The areas of Canada where French is spoken. In the rest of the territory, English predominates, which is the majority language of the country.
  • The aboriginal languages of Canada — much like the aboriginal people themselves — were almost entirely wiped out by European settlers.
  • English is one of the official languages of Canada spoken by nearly 20,193,335 native speakers that account for 58.1% of Canada’s total population.