Canada has two official languages because before their were any named contenents the Americans and the Canadians had a war. The Canadians did not want to be a part of the US and the Americans did want them to be part of the US so the United States would be larger. The Canadians won and became a different contenent, but they were influenced by the American language, and they had their own language. ~ lilly aesrial 13yrs old
English and French are the main languages in Canada.68% of Canada speak English as their first language.12% of Canada speak French as their first language.The remaining 20% speak one of the dozens of Native Canadian languages as their first (these native ones are not official languages because there are so many)
English and French are Canada's only official languages. However, since Canada is very multicultural, many other languages are spoken. See 'related links' for more information.
English and French are both official, because they are the official languages of Canada, but English is predominate. The official languages of CANADA are English and French, but 95% of the people in Saskatchewan speak either English only, or English and Cree (a native language) or English and Ukrainian (mostly in farming communities). According to the latest census of Saskatchewan, only 345 people in a population of almost (not quite) one million (1,000,000) spoke only French, and everyone else spoke English.
In a nutshell (and if we completely discount the native population), the original colonization of the area that would later become Canada was by both French and English settlers. When Canada was confederated, both languages were granted official status.
Most of Canada speaks English. (They also speak "Francias")Yes Canada is an English speaking country. Other languages are spoken including Spanish and Asian languages.__Canada is a bilingual country - English and French.French and English are Canada's Official Languages. While more Canadians speak English than speak French, the two Official Languages have equal status.
English and French are the main languages in Canada.68% of Canada speak English as their first language.12% of Canada speak French as their first language.The remaining 20% speak one of the dozens of Native Canadian languages as their first (these native ones are not official languages because there are so many)
Canada uses canadian dollars and has french as one of it's official languages.
Yes, countries like Canada and Belgium have more than one official language. Canada recognizes English and French as its official languages, while Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French, and German.
French is the official language in a lot more than 5 countries, but the most notable countries are: France Switzerland (one of 4 official languages) Belgium (one of 2 official languages) Luxembourg Senegal Canada (in Quebec only) Chad Ivory Coast
English and French are Canada's only official languages. However, since Canada is very multicultural, many other languages are spoken. See 'related links' for more information.
Because it is one of the official languages. They are: English and French. Why is it an official language: because a lot of people from France come to Canada.
English and French are both official, because they are the official languages of Canada, but English is predominate. The official languages of CANADA are English and French, but 95% of the people in Saskatchewan speak either English only, or English and Cree (a native language) or English and Ukrainian (mostly in farming communities). According to the latest census of Saskatchewan, only 345 people in a population of almost (not quite) one million (1,000,000) spoke only French, and everyone else spoke English.
China has only one official language Mandarin Chinese.
Mexico is the only one of the three North American countries with Spanish as its official language. English is not the official language of the US, but is used as such. The two official languages of Canada are English and French.
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Canada has two languages and we only have one because before there were any named continents the Americans and Canadians had war the Canadians won and became a different continent and had their own languages-Sharon 11 almost 12
In a nutshell (and if we completely discount the native population), the original colonization of the area that would later become Canada was by both French and English settlers. When Canada was confederated, both languages were granted official status.