@8Z7M8BY2yrs2Y
Or French. We have two official languages.
@9CCMVT711mos11MO
Yes but offer french as an alternative
@9C5Q4RV11mos11MO
I think you mean English or French. And yes, to a basic proficiency in listening and speaking only, as long as the government funds free language classes.
@8VHYRVT3yrs3Y
@9CBVDMH11mos11MO
Not required but encouraged with free courses to learn either French or English
@9C9G73G11mos11MO
I'm 50/50 with this one. Learning a new language can be a very difficult task for some. And we should be embracing diversity, but, this, in the long run, does make it easier for immigrants to communicate what they need.
@9C65KGF11mos11MO
no, but at least be able to understand/speak the basics of it.
@8P3F3JT3yrs3Y
Yes, current legal immigrants should be required to learn fluent english, french , and spanish
@93MLQGT2yrs2Y
In order to gain citizenship immigrants must past an english fluency test with some french fluency so it would make it easier for them to live in canada and to better assimilate
@9LLKTTY1wk1W
Yes, but only if they are not immigrating to Québec or another francophone region of the country, in which case they should instead be required to learn French.
@9L8JRVWBloc Québécois4wks4W
Yes, but not legally? Like they wouldn't get fined or something if they don't learn it, but if they want to be functioning members of society they are expected to.
@9L4XKWX1mo1MO
I feel like they should learn English or French, but only to help them with their communication in the country. Not to remove their sense of where they came from in their language. It would only be to help the communications in the country for everybody's benefits.
@9KTFCM72mos2MO
No, but the government should provide and heavily encourage the use of free language learning courses.
No, because we live in a Bilingual Country. Immigrants should be highly encouraged to learn either French or English
@9J2KZ544mos4MO
Yes, unless they are mentally unable to (such as cases of dementia where a family member enters the country on humanitarian grounds)
@9HCPZTC5mos5MO
Require them to learn either English or French, and the government should provide free language learning courses
@9H6FV3D 5mos5MO
Yes, but for immigrants in Quebec, French should be learned first. Ideally, immigrants should learn both.
@9GCJ9X96mos6MO
Immigrants who wish to be citizens need to learn either English or French in order to pass the Citizenship exam. The government should provide French or English class to immigrants who wish to become citizens who are under age 50.
@9G8YBFPConservative6mos6MO
Yes, but the government offers a free language learning courses as well as embrace the diversity of the immigrants and add to our country
@Joshua-Thoreson 7mos7MO
They are required to learn English if they want to go into any profession, however it does not make sense for the older generations to be forced to learn English at their age.
@9G6PZWL7mos7MO
If they are immigrating to Quebec, they should be required to learn French, New Brunswick either, and all other provinces English.
@9G5RL8R7mos7MO
They’re coming into our country, they should respect us by learning Canadian language and laws and respect
@9FQ2ZJY7mos7MO
Yes- english or french, but english or french courses should be provided for free
@9FM9QN97mos7MO
Yes, but basic speaking and understanding are enough.
@9FD467T7mos7MO
yes and no, just make sure you can understand a bit of English when u come to Canada. or if you would like there are classes.
@9F98QST8mos8MO
No, but provide learning courses and recommend it
@9F5KMPV8mos8MO
English should be taught for free. English is useful for communication. It's important to have a shared language even if people speak different language at home.
@9F4MWW4Conservative8mos8MO
Learn either English OR French and pass Canadian language standard for atleast one.
@9DYB4K38mos8MO
They should be required to learn both French and English, to a varying degree depending on where they are going.
@9DRYGB6 8mos8MO
they should know basic English but don't need to be fluent in it.
@9DF67SV8mos8MO
Not required, but language learning courses should be provided without any cost
@9DB86MG8mos8MO
I don't think it should be required, but encouraged
@9D8CP57Conservative9mos9MO
Yes, six months to learn our language or they get deported.
@9D7CKNY9mos9MO
@9D4V5MC9mos9MO
They should be required to learn the official language of the province they reside.
It would help them, but we should also embrace multiculturalism and the opportunity we have to become more tolerant as a society towards different groups.
@9D2HTDY9mos9MO
should be required to learn English and/or French
@9D2HG9Q9mos9MO
No, but provide free language learning courses for those who wish to
@9CM7YWX10mos10MO
@9CM6JT810mos10MO
They should have to learn written and spoken English and be able to hold a conversation without the true Canadian being confused or misunderstanding, before they leave their own country.
@9CLLY9910mos10MO
I think we should embrace the diversity immigrants provide but also provide free english courses if they decide they want to learn it
@957Y5LJ2yrs2Y
No, but the government should provide free language learning courses and multilingual translations.
@952NWZX2yrs2Y
No, we should embrace the diversity, and also the same thing with French.
@94QT78PNew Democratic2yrs2Y
Yes, but they should be able to choose either official language
That or French. To be honest though, I don't see how an immigrant could live in this country for any amount of time and not eventually learn either English or French. I don't believe there needs to be any compulsion from the government, they will just learn the language(s) naturally in order to get by.
@9464BX6New Democratic2yrs2Y
@945C4M22yrs2Y
Yes, it would help but we should also embrace different cultures and languages that make us more tolerant and knowledgeable.
@9449HS32yrs2Y
Should be mandatory to learn English and French
@93WXGY32yrs2Y
Yes, they should learn English and/or French.
@93WL6VF2yrs2Y
Canada is a bilingual country, immigrants should also have the choice to learn French.
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