Canada's linguistic diversity reflects growing immigration trends

Statistics Canada's latest census data reveals the country's remarkable linguistic landscape, tracking language knowledge across immigrant populations from various periods. While English and French remain Canada's official languages, the data highlights significant growth in other major languages spoken at home. Mandarin leads among Chinese languages with 987,300 speakers, followed by Cantonese at 724,925. Punjabi speakers number 942,165, while Hindi reaches 761,425. Tagalog represents 737,560 speakers, and Spanish accounts for 1,171,455. Among recent immigrants arriving between 2016 and 2021, language diversity has intensified, with substantial increases in Arabic, Persian, and various South Asian languages, demonstrating Canada's evolving multicultural identity.

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