Immigration has greatly increased number of Canadians who speak a South Asian language

27 Aug 2022

Immigration to Canada has driven up the number of Canadians who speak a language other than English and French at home, according to a recent Statistics Canada study. Specifically, the growth was seen in speakers of Malayalam (+129% to 35,000 people), Hindi, (+66% to 92,000 people), Punjabi (+49% to 520,000) and Gujarati (+43% to 92,000).

Source:https://www.cicnews.com/2022/08/immigration-has-greatly-increased-number-of-canadians-who-speak-a-south-asian-language-0830159.html#gs.acs8f0

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Reviewed by: Pyramid eServices News DeskLast updated: 27 August 2022

Reference sources

https://www.cicnews.com/2022/08/immigration-has-greatly-increased-number-of-canadians-who-speak-a-south-asian-language-0830159.html#gs.acs8f0
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

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