Languages of the country
Canada
Official languages (2): English, French. Regional: Inuktitut, Plains Cree, Chipewyan, Slave, Dogrib, Gwichʼin. Population (CLDR): 39 million.
Map of regions
Colours mark the regions where a language is official or predominant; stripes – several languages in one region. Hover over a language in the list to see its regions.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
|
English
Official federally and in every province and territory except Quebec. |
Co-official | 87% |
|
French
français The sole official language of Quebec; equal with English in New Brunswick; also official in the territories. |
Co-official | 29% |
|
Inuktitut
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Official in Nunavut (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun) and in the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | 0.1% |
|
Plains Cree
Cree is one of the 11 official languages of the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Chipewyan
An official language of the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Slave
An official language of the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Dogrib
An official language of the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | <0.1% |
|
Gwichʼin
An official language of the Northwest Territories. |
Regional | <0.1% |
| Spanish español | Minority | 3.2% |
| Chinese 中文 | Minority | 2.7% |
| Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Minority | 2.6% |
| Arabic العربية | Minority | 2.3% |
| Hindi हिन्दी | Minority | 2.1% |
| Filipino | Minority | 2% |
| Cantonese 粵語 | Minority | 2% |
| Italian italiano | Minority | 1.5% |
| German Deutsch | Minority | 1.2% |
| Urdu اردو | Minority | 1.1% |
| Portuguese português | Minority | 0.9% |
| Russian русский | Minority | 0.9% |
| Tamil தமிழ் | Minority | 0.7% |
| Vietnamese Tiếng Việt | Minority | 0.6% |
| Persian فارسی | Minority | 0.6% |
| Gujarati ગુજરાતી | Minority | 0.6% |
| Polish polski | Minority | 0.6% |
| Korean 한국어 | Minority | 0.6% |
| Greek Ελληνικά | Minority | 0.4% |
| Ukrainian українська | Minority | 0.4% |
| Bangla বাংলা | Minority | 0.3% |
| Romanian română | Minority | 0.3% |
| Dutch Nederlands | Minority | 0.3% |
| Japanese 日本語 | Minority | 0.3% |
| Serbian српски | Minority | 0.2% |
| Turkish Türkçe | Minority | 0.2% |
| Croatian hrvatski | Minority | 0.2% |
| Hungarian magyar | Minority | 0.2% |
| Somali Soomaali | Minority | 0.2% |
| Waray Winaray | Minority | <0.1% |
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