French In Canada

 

Canada has been Officially Bilingual since 1969 (55 years.)

Despite that the vast majority of Canadians only speak 1 Language (either French or English>)

The Federal Government is Officially Bilingual and its Employees including Politicians are expected to know both English and French (although the Governor-General (the Canadian Monarch’s Representative in Canada) Mary Simon doesn’t know French.

8 Provinces (Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Colombia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador) have English as their Official Provincial Language.

1 Province (Quebec) has French as their Official Provincial Language.

1 Province (New Brunswick) has both English and French as their Official Provincial Languages.

1 Territory (Yukon) has both English and French as their Official Territorial Languages.

1 Territory (Nunavut) has English, French, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut as their Official Territorial Languages.

1 Territory (the Northwest Territories) has Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwichʼin, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįch as their Official Territorial Languages.

22% (8,066,633) of all Canadians speak only French.

76% (27,881,228) of all Canadians speak only English.

18% (6,581,680) of all Canadians are Bilingual in English and French.

As a Dual Canadian-American Citizen I can say I am one of the 18% of Canadians who are Bilingual in both English and French.