How many Chinese Canadians can't speak English?

Chinese canadians (English: Chinese Canadians, French: Sino-Canadiens) refers to Chinese who immigrated to Canada or were born in Canada. In 2006, the Chinese population in Canada was about 65,438+0,346,565,438+00, of which about 265,438+00,000 were mixed-race Chinese. Chinese are the largest minority in Canada, accounting for 3.9% of the total population in 2006. 200 1, 85% of China people claim to communicate in at least one official language, while the remaining 15% say they can't speak English or French. Among the Chinese who don't speak the official language, 50% immigrated to Canada in the11990s, and 22% immigrated in the11980s. These immigrants are usually older. Among China immigrants of basic working age, 89% claim to speak at least one official language. According to the data of 200 1, Chinese is the third most common mother tongue after English and French. 3% of the total population (about 872,000 people) claim that Chinese is their mother tongue, that is, they have studied Chinese since childhood and can still understand it now. Cantonese is the most commonly used Chinese among Chinese in Canada. Of these Cantonese speakers, 44% are from Hongkong, 27% were born in Cantonese-speaking area of Chinese mainland, and 65,438+08% were born in Canada. The second most common Chinese language is Mandarin, of which 85% is from Chinese mainland or Taiwan Province province, 7% is Canadian born and 2% is Malaysian born.