Statistics Canada: Canada

Official Bilingualism Dept: And although generations of politicians dating back to the 1960s have applauded official bilingualism as a worthy goal to connect Canada s English and French language speakers, it appears public participation has hit a brick wall outside of Quebec, according to Montreal Gazette. Statistics Canada s census release reported on more than 200 languages now being used in the country and oTTAWA Canada is steadily becoming a nation of many languages, as recent waves of immigration turn the country s main cities into a translator s paradise. Results from the 2011 Census, released Wednesday, found that one in five people spoke a language other than French or English in their homes. The shift is being most heavily felt in Canada s largest cities, where immigrants are primarily settling. In Vancouver, 31 per cent of residents speak an immigrant language such as Chinese and Punjabi most often at home, while it s even higher 32.4 per cent in the city of Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.