What are the official languages of Canada?
Q: What are the official languages of Canada?
A: The official languages of Canada are English and French.
Q: Which Canadian province uses both English and French as its official languages?
A: Only New Brunswick uses both English and French as its official languages.
Q: What is Quebec's official language?
A: Quebec's official language is French.
Q: What does it mean that English and French are recognized as "official languages" in Canada?
A: It means that all laws of the federal government are in both English and French and that federal government services can be available in both languages.
Q: What information does Canada's census collect about languages?
A: Canada's census collects information about home language, mother tongue, first official language, and language of work.
Q: What percentage of Canadians have a first language or mother tongue that is not English or French?
A: About 18% of Canadians (about 6.1 million people, most are immigrants) have a language other than English or French as their first language or mother tongue.
Q: What are some of the most common languages spoken in Canada, after English and French?
A: Some of the most common languages spoken in Canada, after English and French, are Italian, German, Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, and Dutch.
