Canada: Official Languages

Statistics Canada Dept: OTTAWA - Bilingualism is surging in Canada, but not necessarily in the country's two official languages, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The data suggest that multiculturalism is not simply an abstract concept to describe a motley collection of diverse communities and laura Marthe and Denis Dione practice French and Spanish at a language exchange at the Rivoli Restaurant in Toronto on October 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim Statistics Canada released the last batch of data from the 2011 census on Wednesday, this time focusing on about 200 languages that make up the linguistic portrait of the country. Related Items Articles Speaking in tongues: census 2011 reveals Canada's language diversity Canadian Press NewsAlert: French, English yield to other tongues, census shows (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.