Why doesn't Canda have regional accents?

Question

A Canadian friend told me that English-speaking Canada only has two accents: standard Canadian and Newfoundland. America has lots of regional accents and Canada has been around for as long as America, so why doesn't Canada have lots of regional accents too?

I'm not talking about Canadians whose first language is French; obviously they have a different accent.

Answer 1

We do have regional accents. I'm not sure what your friend is talking about. I'm from Nova Scotia. We have distinct accents in this small province alone. Newfoundland is way out there, and its different for Ontario, the praie provinces, BC, and the territories. So, tell your friend he's an idiot, lol.

Answer 2

While it's true that most Anglophones in Canada pretty much have the same accent, Francophones haves loads of different interesting accents. Francophones in minority situations in provinces other than Quebec often have accents and expressions that reveal their English influence. And in Quebec (which only has a population of 7 million people) you can find many different accents. So why is this not true for Anglophones? I'm not quite sure. But have you noticed that regions that have very distinctive accents often have very strong regional identities too? New Yorkers for example are often very proud to say that they're New Yorkers. Texans that they're Texans. The same is true for Quebeckers from Lac St-Jean or from Gaspésie. Maybe Anglophones in Canada are prouder of being Canadians than of being from Saskatoon or Winnipeg?

Answer 3

There are actually subtle differences from province to province, but they aren't as blatant as in the US. Plus, there has always been quite a lot of go between between the provinces. In the early days, the Canadians who now don't have the accents are the ones who broke off from England first. The Maritime took longer to break off and had a bigger influence from England and the UK, and therefore kept the accent more than the rest of Canada. Quebec, obviously has the french accent.

Answer 4

There are more accents than that in Canada. Consider that Quebec has a lot of french influence. There is a definite accent there also.

Answer 5

All countries have people with different accents. It's regional just like here. We can tell say New York from Tennessee, and they can do the same, although we might not hear the differences.

Answer 6

Canada contains two parts for linguistic accnt. The British Canada and the French
Canada is a commonwealth country. Not many immigrant groups live there.

Answer 7

yeah, i'm no longer somewhat strong at it, yet i hear human beings from different places say how I truly have a Jersey accent and stuff. i under no circumstances somewhat knew what the Jersey accent even sounded like until eventually possibly until eventually now this 12 months. haha. i somewhat concept each and absolutely everyone sounded alike, until eventually they were southern or they weren't American.

Answer 8

Because they're a different country man, what you think Canada will just simply go the ways of us Americans?

Answer 9

I love Quebec City.

I have a thick Boston accent. I pahk my cah in Havahd Yahd.

Answer 10

well if you go to quebec they have a french accent