The three pie charts show the percentage of native speakers of different languages in Canada during the
period
from 1996 to 2016.
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Overall
, at the beginning of the Linking Words
period
, English accounted for the highest proportion of the language, Use synonyms
whereas
Non-Official languages contributed the least. By the end of the Linking Words
period
, English emerged as the dominant language, Use synonyms
while
French recorded the lowest share.
As the charts show, in 1996, English accounted for 60%, Linking Words
then
decreased slightly to 58% in 2006. Linking Words
However
, it continued to fall slowly, reaching 57% Linking Words
at the end
of the Linking Words
period
. Non-Official languages commenced at 17% in 1996, hitting the lowest point, and maintained an upward trend, reaching 20% in 2006. Use synonyms
Thereafter
, it rose gradually to 22% by 2016.
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By contrast
, French began at 23% in 1996, the second highest one, and dropped moderately to 22% by 2006. Linking Words
Subsequently
, it declined slowly to reach 21% ,ending at its lowest point.Linking Words