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0.5% ------------------- If by Native you mean Aboriginal then about 0.5%. But many Canadians are native born, about 75% and many have deep roots in the land going back hundreds of years, about 25%.
Canada first belonged to the french, then british. So Canadians are descended from either british or french. that is why many people in Canada speak French.
About 22% of Canadians speak French as their primary language. Most of these French-speakers reside in Quebec.
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.
We Canadians don't talk wierd at all. It's the rest of the English-speaking world that talks wierd. Besides, we speak French too, and all the rest of the French-speaking world speaks French wierd as well. OK, wierdly then.
Even more than it ever was. Where Canadians were once mainly British, French and Native, now we are experiencing many and varied new immigrants.
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Not all Canadians speak French. French is one of Canada's official languages, predominantly spoken in the province of Quebec and parts of Ontario, but it is not spoken everywhere in the country. Many Canadians are bilingual in English and French, but the majority of Canadians speak English as their primary language.
Justin Bieber is from Canada, and many Canadians speak at least some French.
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This feeling of independance goes back to when the English conquered Canada (or Québec as it was then called) and took control over the population, who had for quite some time been under French monarchy. As the English tried to assimilate the French population to the English immigrants, by restricting the catholic religion, and imposing an education based on the English system, it was natural for the French-Canadians to feel as tough they were a nation apart. This feeling is still true for many.
Many western Canadian towns offer French Immersion and francophone classes and schools. I think this proves how Western Canadians have accepted having two National languages.
The exact number is unknown, but with the Reserves, roughly 100,000.
Because the Europeans who settled and colonized (some areas of) Canada were mainly from France. This created french-speaking areas that have remained until today. Most French-speaking people you meet in Canada aren't french, they're Canadians. French-speaking, but still very much Canadians. 'Course, if you're French speaking, and looking for another place to live, another french speaking nation would make the transition easier. If you don't speak good english, Canada would be easier than, say Alaska.
0.5% ------------------- If by Native you mean Aboriginal then about 0.5%. But many Canadians are native born, about 75% and many have deep roots in the land going back hundreds of years, about 25%.
Canada first belonged to the french, then british. So Canadians are descended from either british or french. that is why many people in Canada speak French.
About 22% of Canadians speak French as their primary language. Most of these French-speakers reside in Quebec.