Why does Canada treat French as an official language when the number of people who identify themselves as French ethnicity is very small? - Quora
![The Daily — While English and French are still the main languages spoken in Canada, the country's linguistic diversity continues to grow The Daily — While English and French are still the main languages spoken in Canada, the country's linguistic diversity continues to grow](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220817/mc220817a003-eng.png)
The Daily — While English and French are still the main languages spoken in Canada, the country's linguistic diversity continues to grow
![The proportion of the population whose first official language spoken is French is the highest in Quebec, followed by New Brunswick and Yukon The proportion of the population whose first official language spoken is French is the highest in Quebec, followed by New Brunswick and Yukon](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220817/mc220817a001-eng.png)
The proportion of the population whose first official language spoken is French is the highest in Quebec, followed by New Brunswick and Yukon
![The number of individuals who speak predominantly French at home continues to rise in Canada, but their relative proportion is decreasing The number of individuals who speak predominantly French at home continues to rise in Canada, but their relative proportion is decreasing](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220817/g220817a001-eng.png)
The number of individuals who speak predominantly French at home continues to rise in Canada, but their relative proportion is decreasing
Do many Canadians speak French? Would I be understood if I spoke French in Canada outside Quebec? - Quora
![Next governor general's inability to speak French leaves francophone communities conflicted | CBC News Next governor general's inability to speak French leaves francophone communities conflicted | CBC News](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6091592.1626219224!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/governor-general-20210706.jpg)