Statistics Canada: Language Other Than English

Distinct Languages Dept: 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, according to The Star. One in five Canadians some 6.6 million people reported speaking a language other than English or French at home; 191 distinct languages were among those identified as either a mother tongue or a home language and oTTAWA Bilingualism is surging in Canada, but not necessarily in the country s two official languages. Here are the highlights: (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.