Does everyone from Canada speak French?

Question

Is it true that everyone from Canada is required to speak French and English?

Answer 1

Languages: Canada

English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%

33,098,932 (July 2006 est.) people

Answer 2

Nobody calls it French Canada; it's Quebec. In Montreal, it varies from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. Westmount is basically English, Rosemont is basically French the Plateau is a 50/50 split, etc, etc.... unless you're in Repentigny, I very much doubt you'll have to worry about finding someone who doesn't speak/understand a word of English. There is absolutely no English signage in Quebec, if there is, it's at least 50% smaller than the French, because of Bill 101 (a law set up in the 70's, protecting the French language). As far as French goes, odds are, you'll barely understand most of what we say in French, anyways. The most prominent French you'll hear here is a dialect called Joual, it's *very* different from France French, which is probably what you're learning. If you're closer to the Atlantic provinces, it'll be Acadian French, which I don't understand at all. See the movie "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" to get an idea for Joual. It's the best movie to a) hear how we speak and b) get an idea what we're all about, culture-wise. I promise you won't be dissapointed.

Answer 3

Everyone learns French in school, but they don't do a very good job teaching the language in some parts of the country. In the province of Quebec, almost everyone speaks French as their first language and French is the dominant language. In the province of New Brunswick, they are pretty much bilingual except in ome areas. For instance people in Saint John and Fredericton are pretty weak in French. In Ontario, there are pockets of French speaking communities, especially in Eastern Ontario, but they mix in English words and it sounds horrible. Manitoba also has some French communities. West of Manitoba people pass their French courses without even being able to string a phrase together. Canada should embrace its duality and everyone should be able to speak both languages. Western Canada needs to do a better job.

Answer 4

These days you can learn how to speak French over the internet. Check out this online course, it's voted as the best French online course of all time: http://www.rocketlanguages.link/french The course is very easy to follow, I was able to learn French in just 3 months.

I live in New York City, I wanted to go to a French language teacher but that would have cost me over $800 per month. Good thing with this internet, $800 it's a lot of money for me.

Answer 5

No.Most people speak English,though it helps if you can speak some French.You do take basic French in school.
Having two official languages can be a sore spot for a lot of Canadians.Some people think French is being shoved down their throats while some French people(in Quebec) are so afraid of losing their distinctive culture they want to separate and become their own country.I guess you could compare our language differences with America's African-American and White-American differences.
Myself, I speak English with a basic understanding of French.

Answer 6

1/10 of Canada speaks french and some English, and we are called the Quebecois, some speak English and French, and some speak only English

Answer 7

Nope. I actually went to Canada a week ago with my friend. Lots of people didn't even understand us. It was funny. =P

I am also friends with someone from Canada and they can't even speak French.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, no, this isn't the case. English and French are both offiial languages, though, and federal government services are available in both official languages throughout the country. As a result, there are some federal government positions that require bilingualism.

Answer 9

i am from Canada and i don't speak french or know anyone that does speak french

Answer 10

Speaking French & Loving German Culture!