According to the 2021 Census, the Canadian population speaks over 200 languages. How much do you know about the languages spoken in Canada? To find out, see if you can answer the questions below.1. In 2021, what were the three most commonly spoken Indigenous languages in Canada?Cree, Blackfoot and Mi’kmaqOjibwe, Haida and Innu-AimunInuktitut, Cree and Ojibwe2. According to the 2021 Census, how many people in Canada considered themselves bilingual in English and French?5.6 million6.6 million7.6 million3. In 2021, 75% of the people in Canada reported either English or French as their mother tongue. How was that percentage divided?48% English, 32% French53% English, 27% French55% English, 20% French4. According to the 2021 Census, what proportion of Canada’s population most often spoke a language other than English or French at home?13%22%18%5. In 2021, which province or territory had the highest proportion of people with an Indigenous mother tongue?Northwest TerritoriesSaskatchewanNunavut6. Which language other than English and French was most commonly spoken in 2021?ArabicMandarinSpanish7. According to the 2021 Census, which of the following provinces had the largest proportion of people who spoke at least two languages at home?British ColumbiaQuebecOntario8. Which language other than English or French was reported as the most common mother tongue in Canada in 2021?PunjabiSpanishMandarin9. According to the 2021 Census, which province or territory saw the most significant growth in the number of people reporting French as their mother tongue or as the main language at home?the YukonBritish ColumbiaAlberta10. In 2021, how many people most often spoke English, French and at least one other language at home?43,355 people56,805 people67,502 people
