The first observation that can be made from the three pie charts presented below is that the relative percentages of native speakers of different languages in Canada have remained quite similar in all three years. There has not been a great fluctuation in the composition of the number of people speaking English, French and Non-Official Languages.
The greatest change occurred in the number of people speaking Non-Official Languages. The percentage figure increased from 17% in 1996 to 20% in 2006 and ended at 22% in 2016, the magnitude of change being 5%. It is also the only segment of speakers that showed an increase in percentage throughout the given years.
The French-speaking population of Canada accounted for the minimum shift in percentage. This value reduced at a linear rate from 23% in 1996 to 22% in 2006 and finally to 21% in 2016, a mere 2% decrease.
The number of English-speaking people in Canada, although the largest segment, also showed a slight decline in percentage from 60% in 1996 to 58% in 2006, finishing at 57% in 2016.