ABSTRACT
Linguistic diversity in Canada, as elsewhere, is closely connected with its political, social, and educational history, policies, and initiatives—as well as events leading to the migration of those seeking better or safer lives. Successive waves of immigration to Canada have comprised newcomers whose languages have facilitated communication within their Canadian ethnolinguistic groups and beyond, and have contributed not only to Canada’s ethnic vitality and identity (Jedwab, 2014) but also to the society’s functioning as a whole.
