2007-05-22 23:46:49 · 5 answers · asked by kaokokokorogo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Where are people getting these statistics from? :-/ 70%?! 50%!?
These figures below are from Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.ca/
The 2001 Census: (2006 figures for language have not been published yet)
Canada by Mother tongue:
Population: 29,638,970
English: 17,521,880 (59.1%)
French 6,782,320 (22.9%)
Other: 5,334,770 (18.0%)
Canada by current most common home language:
Population: 29,638,970
English: 20,011,535 (67.5%)
French 6,288,425 (21.2%)
Other: 3,096,110 (10.5%)
Rate of English-French bilingualism (select areas):
Canada - 17.7%
Quebec - 40.8%
Canada less Quebec - 10.3%
New Brunswick - 34.2%
Ontario - 11.7%
British Columbia - 7.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador - 4.1%
2007-05-23 04:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quebec is the main area where people will still speak French. Most signs will be in both languges (english and french). If your traveling there you shouldnt have a problem since everyone is taught both as well. The farther west you go the less French is spoken and all the signs will be in English.
2007-05-22 23:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by wmugrad004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 25% of Canadians have French as their first language. Another 30% or so can carry on a conversation in French.
2007-05-22 23:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes sure it's spoken in Canada
About 50% of the canadians speak french
2007-05-22 23:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by Zsazsa A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Canada use to be a french colony but today, almost 70% canadains still speak french.
2007-05-22 23:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋