According to the 2006 census, 67% of Canadians speak English at home as their first language. Most Canadians, however, can speak English even if it is not their first language as it is so prevalent, save in the province of Quebec which wishes to retain its French heritage.
Canada has two offical languages: English and French but Canada is recognized as a multi-cultural country and many language groups with in it. Some significent groups are Ukaranian, German, Spanish, Portugese, Italian, Mandarian, Japanise.
about half the population.
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Half? I hope no one put that down for their home work. 6.8 million Canadians or 22.7% of the Canadian population are French speaking.
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Actually, 6.8 million is the census number for people with their mother language listed as French. However there are many Canadians who also speak it as a second language. While I agree it's not quite half, the total number of Canadians who speak French, at least fluently, is more likely between 30-40%. Plus it is mandatory for everyone to take French until the eighth grade, so most people can, at least, speak a little.
Approximately 1 in twenty Canadians can speak a Chinese language, about 5% of the population of Canada speaks Chinese.
88% of the Canadian population do not speak French as their primary language.
Ask yourself why do Americans speak English and not a language of their own? Why do Mexicans speak Spanish and not a language of their own? Most countries speak the languages which is native to that area. Countries in the 'new world' like the USA, Canada, Argentina, etc. speak languages which were generally spoken by the majority of people who immigrated from elsewhere. People are proud of their language just as Americans are proud of being able to own guns and kill people, proud of their extreme religious people and proud of the fact that the USA Government murders people in the name of justice every year (also called execution). That was sarcastic I hope. The reason why so many people dont have a second language is because they are too proud and think they are too good to learn another language. That's why for example Americans dont have a second language. Because they are too lazy and they feel they dont have to.
dont know wanted to see if some1 could tell me. :(
no piranhas dont live in canada i think hope they dont anyways be safe in the ocean and lakes
their really popular around parks, i dont know why but they like living around people. where ever there's water, and grass and lots to eat they are there.
Yes, they do. French fries are called 'frites' in French and are quite popular. Well french people can eat french fries but may tend not to because the type of food they are into are like baguette's and cheese. Bonjour. . . I am French and live in France xD We dont eat French fries or French toast xP Bet you thought we did :D Nut we dont :P
France has a permanent research station in Antarctica called Dumont d'Urville. French is spoken at this station and by French researchers in the area. Additionally, French is one of the official languages of the Antarctic Treaty System, which governs the continent.
I Dont Speak French
i dont think
the French didn't get Central North America (Present Day USA) like they were shooting for, but they managed to gain power in Northern North America (Present Day Canada). That is why some people in Canada speak French.
I'm not sure. how do u say i dont speak english in french?
i dont think
Yes, Robert Thirsk is fluent in French. He learned the language while training as an astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency. Thirsk's bilingualism has been valuable during his missions to the International Space Station.
people dont SPEAK religion
je ne parle pas vraiment français
to tell you the truth i dont know if its french i may but i cant reconize this i speak VERY little espaniol i can barley speak french i can speak swahilli im from Africa
haiti carribien and i dont know the third one
..., mais je ne le parle pas