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A quick glance at these questions, and at past censuses, shows that the census agency is primarily interested in the country’s two official languages, English and French. Statistics Canada states this clearly in its documentation as well as on its many web pages dedicated to the results. Thus there is a page, “Statistics on official languages in Canada,”7 where the two languages are lauded with statements such as, “French and English are the languages of inclusion,” and “Official languages and bilingualism are at the heart of Canadian identity.” This said, non-official languages (immigrant languages and aboriginal languages) are increasingly being analyzed and reported.
With the tables made available by Statistics Canada, and with a bit of help from agency statisticians, one can get a good overview of bilingualism in Canada based on language knowledge (see Questions 7 and 16 above) and on language use (Questions 8a and 8b, as well as Questions 45a and 45b). The one result that is not easily available is the proportion of the population that uses two or more languages in daily life whatever the activity (work, home, social activities, etc.) and without counting a person twice.