French language in Canada French language in Canada French is the mother tongue of about 7.2 million Canadians (20.6% of the Canadian population, second to English at 56%) according to Census Canada 2016. Most native speakers of the French language in Canada live in Quebec, where French is the majority official language. 77% of Quebec's population are native francophones, and 95% of the population speak French as their first or second language. Additionally, about one million native francophones live in other provinces, forming a sizable minority in New Brunswick, which is officially a bilingual province, where about one-third of the population are francophone. There
Canadian Language Museum Canada working to protect and promote the languages of Canada. The Canadian Language Museum opened its office in Toronto in the summer of 2015. Canadian Language Museum The Canadian Language Museum (French: Le Musée canadien des langues), founded in 2011, is a museum and registered Canadian charity. It has the mission to promote an appreciation of all of the languages spoken in Canada, and of their role in the development of the country. Since its founding, the Canadian Language Museum has curated a bilingual, traveling exhibit each year. The exhibits that have been produced so far include: Each exhibit is