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tpuiwy

15 Jan 2018

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Do you know if in Toronto they speak french? or which cities in Ontario speak french

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15 Jan 2018

People mostly speaks english in Toronto. In Ottawa, you will find more french speakers since Quebec is just on the other side of the river.

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Katy_101

15 Jan 2018

Country or region Canada

You’re more likely to find people who speak Mandarin than French in Toronto

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tpuiwy

15 Jan 2018

Country or region Mexico

Ok
so if I want to imrove my english and i learn french which cities would you recommend?.... but ranging the same temperature (climate) from toronto.

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pythonpoole

15 Jan 2018

Country or region Canada

@tpuiwy Most of the francophone (french-speaking) areas in Canada are in the province of Quebec.

There are some places in Ontario where French is spoken, but it's far less common than in Quebec.

In Toronto, only about 1% of the population speaks French as their native language. There are in fact more native Spanish speakers than native French speakers in Toronto.

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The closest thing to a francophone city in Ontario is Ottawa.

Roughly 15% of Ottawa residents are native French speakers and the city borders Gatineau (a francophone city in Quebec). Ottawa is still mostly English speaking though and depending on where you live, your exposure to French may be limited.

It's worth noting that Ottawa is the political capital of Canada where most of the federal government and parliament buildings are located. Canada has a bilingual federal government and parliament, so if you watch government/parliamentary proceedings you will often see them switch back-and-forth between English and French.

Note: Ottawa gets a little colder than Toronto in the winter. Whereas Toronto usually ranges from -20°C to 10°C in the winter, Ottawa usually ranges from -30°C to 0°C.

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There are some smaller towns in Ontario that are majority francophone, but most of these towns have a population under 15,000 people with the exception of Clarence-Rockland which has a population of 23,000.

Sudbury is another alternative to consider. After Ottawa, it's the next largest city in Ontario with a sizeable francophone population.

However, Sudbury is still a majority anglophone (English speaking) city and it only has a population of 160,000 (so it's much smaller than Ottawa). Sudbury is also located in a relatively remote area (around 5 hours north of Toronto), so it's not an ideal location.

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tpuiwy

16 Jan 2018

Country or region Mexico

Thank you!!!!!!
i really appreciate your answers

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franklinhells

21 Jan 2018

Country or region Canada

if you wear every place speaks different languages somewhere

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Laurie27

25 Jan 2018

Country or region Canada

if you want to speak french,you're better to go in Quebec than in Ontario

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Do you know if in Toronto they speak french? or which cities in Ontario speak french

Do you know if in Toronto they speak french? or which cities in Ontario speak french See a translation

People mostly speaks english in Toronto. In Ottawa, you will find more french speakers since Quebec is just on the other side of the river.

You’re more likely to find people who speak Mandarin than French in Toronto

if you wear every place speaks different languages somewhere

if you want to speak french,you're better to go in Quebec than in Ontario

Do you know if in Toronto they speak french? or which cities in Ontario speak french

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