Tagalog fastest-growing language in Canada

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines-based Tagalog is the fastest-growing language in Canada and fifth most common non-official language spoken in Canadian households, according to the latest Statistics Canada (StatCan).

The Philippine Embassy in Canada said Statistics Canada (StatCan), has released the results of its 2011 Census of Population: Linguistic Characteristics of Canadians and more than 200 languages were reported in the 2011 Census of Population as a home language or mother tongue.

According to StatCan, “the home languages showing the strongest growth between 2006 and 2011 were primarily Asian,” and “the population that reported speaking the Philippine-based language Tagalog increased by 64%, the highest growth.”