The number of Canadians who primarily speak a language other than English or French hit a record high in 2021, according to new census data released Wednesday.
According to Statistics Canada, English and French are still the primary languages in Canada, but 4.6 million people speak a non-primary language at home, or about 13% of the population. Increased.
On the other hand, she reports that at least one in four Canadians has at least one primary language other than English or French.
This increase is largely due to an increase in the number of Canadians who report primarily speaking South Asian languages, including Hindi and Punjabi.
Additionally, seven out of 10 Canadians whose mother tongue is not English or French say they speak the official language at home.
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