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What Language Do They Speak in Canada?
The official languages of Canada are English and French. In total about 108 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (87%), French (29%) and Spanish (3%).
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Official languages
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Living languages · #21
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Canada
Most spoken languages in Canada
All languages of Canada (108)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 33,751,476 · 87% | Indo-European | Official |
| French | 11,250,492 · 29% | Indo-European | Official |
| Spanish | 1,241,433 · 3% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Chinese | 1,047,459 · 3% | Sino-Tibetan | — |
| Panjabi | 1,008,664 · 3% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Arabic | 892,280 · 2% | Afro-Asiatic | — |
| Hindi | 814,690 · 2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Yue Chinese | 775,896 · 2% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Filipino | 775,896 · 2% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Italian | 581,922 · 2% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 465,537 · 1% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Urdu | 426,742 · 1% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Portuguese | 360,791 · 0.93% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Russian | 329,755 · 0.85% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Tamil | 252,166 · 0.65% | Dravidian | Safe |
| Vietnamese | 248,286 · 0.64% | Austroasiatic | Safe |
| Persian | 236,648 · 0.61% | Indo-European | — |
| Gujarati | 225,009 · 0.58% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Korean | 217,250 · 0.56% | Koreanic | Safe |
| Polish | 217,250 · 0.56% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | 155,179 · 0.4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Ukrainian | 139,661 · 0.36% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Bengali | 128,022 · 0.33% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Romanian | 124,143 · 0.32% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Dutch | 116,384 · 0.3% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Japanese | 104,745 · 0.27% | Japonic | Safe |
| Serbian | 89,228 · 0.23% | — | — |
| Turkish | 85,348 · 0.22% | Turkic | Safe |
| Croatian | 77,589 · 0.2% | — | — |
| Hungarian | 69,830 · 0.18% | Uralic | Safe |
| Somali | 62,071 · 0.16% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Plautdietsch | 42,674 · 0.11% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Inuktitut | 42,674 · 0.11% | Eskimo-Aleut | Regional official |
| Woods Cree | 35,000 · 0.09% | Algic | Threatened |
| Eastern Canadian Inuktitut | 34,000 · 0.09% | Eskimo-Aleut | Threatened |
| Chippewa | 33,251 · 0.09% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Hutterite German | 28,900 · 0.07% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Ojibwa | 27,932 · 0.07% | Algic | — |
| Eastern Ojibwa | 25,900 · 0.07% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Northwestern Ojibwa | 20,000 · 0.05% | Algic | Threatened |
| Severn Ojibwa | 16,293 · 0.04% | Algic | Threatened |
| Central Ojibwa | 15,360 · 0.04% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Southern East Cree | 13,000 · 0.03% | Algic | Threatened |
| Ottawa | 13,000 · 0.03% | Algic | Moribund |
| Plains Cree | 12,802 · 0.03% | Algic | Regional official |
| Chipewyan | 12,414 · 0.03% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Regional official |
| Innu | 11,638 · 0.03% | Algic | Threatened |
| Mi'kmaq | 9,310 · 0.02% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Atikamekw | 6,983 · 0.02% | Algic | Threatened |
| Siksika | 6,595 · 0.02% | Algic | Moribund |
| Cree | 5,043 · 0.01% | Algic | — |
| Northern East Cree | 5,043 · 0.01% | Algic | Threatened |
| Waray (Philippines) | 4,655 · 0.01% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Swampy Cree | 4,655 · 0.01% | Algic | Threatened |
| Western Ojibwa | 3,646 · 0.01% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Algonquin | 3,300 · 0.01% | Algic | Threatened |
| Stoney | 3,200 · 0.01% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Thompson | 3,100 · 0.01% | Salishan | Moribund |
| Moose Cree | 3,000 · 0.01% | Algic | Threatened |
| Nisga'a | 2,800 · 0.01% | Tsimshian | Moribund |
| Slavey | 2,327 · 0.01% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Regional official |
| Tlicho | 2,133 · 0.01% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Regional official |
| North Slavey | 2,100 · 0.01% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Vulnerable |
| Michif | 1,900 · 0% | Algic | Moribund |
| Mohawk | 1,590 · 0% | Iroquoian | Vulnerable |
| Dakota | 1,512 · 0% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Halkomelem | 1,396 · 0% | Salishan | Moribund |
| Southern Carrier | 1,300 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Sechelt | 1,200 · 0% | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Naskapi | 1,047 · 0% | Algic | Threatened |
| Gitxsan | 1,000 · 0% | Tsimshian | Moribund |
| South Slavey | 1,000 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Vulnerable |
| Chilcotin | 853 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Malecite-Passamaquoddy | 814 · 0% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Kwak'wala | 814 · 0% | Wakashan | Moribund |
| Inuinnaqtun | 790 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Threatened |
| Okanagan | 698 · 0% | Salishan | Vulnerable |
| Carrier | 680 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Tsimshian | 600 · 0% | Tsimshian | Nearly extinct |
| Lillooet | 581 · 0% | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Northern Tutchone | 360 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Southern Tutchone | 350 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Ktunaxa | 340 · 0% | — | Nearly extinct |
| Gwichʼin | 310 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Regional official |
| Haisla | 240 · 0% | Wakashan | Nearly extinct |
| Kaska | 240 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Oneida | 210 · 0% | Iroquoian | Vulnerable |
| Beaver | 200 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Sekani | 200 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Shuswap | 200 · 0% | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Assiniboine | 150 · 0% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Babine | 140 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Tahltan | 95 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Heiltsuk | 90 · 0% | Wakashan | Nearly extinct |
| Tsuut'ina | 80 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Cayuga | 61 · 0% | Iroquoian | Moribund |
| Onondaga | 40 · 0% | Iroquoian | Nearly extinct |
| Comox | 36 · 0% | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Bella Coola | 17 | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Haida | 14 | Haida | — |
| Western Abnaki | 14 | Algic | Nearly extinct |
| Northern Haida | 14 | Haida | Nearly extinct |
| Southern Haida | 13 | Haida | Nearly extinct |
| Ditidaht | 7 | Wakashan | Nearly extinct |
| Squamish | 7 | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Munsee | 2 | Algic | Nearly extinct |
| Upper Tanana | 1 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Wendat | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Canada?
The official languages of Canada are English and French. In total about 108 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (87%), French (29%) and Spanish (3%).
What is the official language of Canada?
English and French. Regional official languages: Inuktitut, Plains Cree, Chipewyan, Slavey, Tlicho and Gwichʼin.
Is English spoken in Canada?
Yes — English is official in Canada, spoken by about 87% of people.
How many languages are spoken in Canada?
About 108 living languages — #21 in the world for linguistic diversity. 53 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).