Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Where's the language going in Canada?

The National Post has an interesting article today tracing where language is going in Canada.

REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Can you answer the following questions?
  1. Which of the 25 top immigrant languages most spoken at home is growing the fastest in Canada?
    1. Arabic
    2. Hindi
    3. Mandarin
    4. Tagalog
  2. Which are the top 5 immigrant languages spoken at home in Toronto?
    1. Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, and Russian
    2. Arabic, Farsi, Russian, Chinese, and Vietnamese
    3. Cantonese, Punjabi, Chinese, Urdu, and Tamil
    4. Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Tamil, and Tagalog
Answers below:
1. 4
2. 3

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