Phambilini, Canada ngazuza njengefa elikhulu indawo lapho bebehleli khona izimpande ezimbili ze- emiphakathini izilimi ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni: umphakathi wenkulumo isingisi nalowo okhulumayo IsiFulentshi.
Njengamanje, i izilimi ezisemthethweni yibo isi-english (enabantu baseCanada abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-25 abanolwazi lolimi), i- Frances (ulimi lwabantu abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-7 baseCanada), ezahlukahlukene izilimi zabomdabu ezifundeni zaseNyakatho-ntshonalanga kanye nase i-inuktitut ulimi olusemthethweni ngesi I-Nunavut. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, zonke izifundazwe zinemiphakathi izilimi zazo eziyinhloko okungezona ezisemthethweni.
La inani labantu i-del izwe Kukhulunywa ngolimi olulodwa, njengoba kungama-18% kuphela abantu baseCanada abakwazi ukukhuluma kahle isiNgisi nesiFulentshi.
Ngalesi sizathu, kwamukelwa uMthetho Wezilimi Ezisemthethweni zaseCanada, lapho, i Uhulumeni Kahulumeniyena waseCanada usebenzise izindlela eziningi ezifakazela inkolelo yakhe eqinile yokuqhakambisa isiFulentshi nesiNgisi emphakathini waseCanada.
Umthetho awudingi ukuthi izakhamizi zikhulume izilimi zombili, kepha ukhuthaza uhulumeni kuphela. I- Umthetho futhi kudinga izikhungo ezithile zezinsizakalo (njengezempilo yomphakathi noma ukuphepha) ukunikela ngezinsizakalo zazo ngesiFulentshi nangesiNgisi, ukuvumela izakhamizi ukuthi zikhethe indlela ezixhumana ngayo.
Ngokuqondene nazo zonke izilimi, ukusatshalaliswa kwazo kumi kanje:
- isiNgisi (90%)
- IsiFulentshi (60%)
- Izilimi ezimbili (0,4%)
- IsiShayina (2,9%)
- iSpanishi (1,62%)
- IsiNtaliyane (1,6%)
- IsiJalimane (1,5%)
Leli khasi lifika kimi leli khasi lihle kahleadaada aaaaaa uma kwenzeka ufunda lokhu sithandwa sami ngiyakuthanda heissel ngiyakuthanda ungalokothi ukhohlwe ammmmmmmmmmooooooooooooooo