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Why do you think that Ontario has the largest French speaking population outside of Québec?
In 2011, French-speaking immigrants in Ontario and British Columbia accounted for roughly 81\% of the French-speaking immigrant population outside Quebec, can be attributed to the large urban Centers in these provinces.
Why Québec is different from the rest of Canada?
Quebec is different in following terms-French food and culture to start with, and being more liberal (like europeans) in contrast to rest of British Canada. Montreal is known to have the best food in Canada and Quebec is known to have European architecture and feel.
What makes Québec so different from other North American cities?
As the only French-speaking region of North America, Quebec is unlike anywhere else on the continent. The majority of the population consists of French-Canadians, the descendants of 17th century French settlers who have resisted centuries of pressure to assimilate into Anglo society.
Why is Québec the only French speaking province?
People in Quebec speak French because it was the main language of Canada. Furthermore, French speakers were the majority in Canada until 1830 when British immigration began to outnumber French Speakers in Canada except Quebec.
Where is French spoken in Ontario?
The largest concentration of Francophones is in Eastern Ontario. Almost two-thirds of the province’s Francophones live in Eastern and Northeastern Ontario (43.1\% in Eastern Ontario and 19.7\% in Northeastern Ontario); 182,825 Francophones (about 30\%) live in the Champlain region.
What portion of Canada speaks French?
Quebec
The Canadian Francophonie by the numbers French is the first official language spoken for 22.8\% of the population. The majority of Francophones (85.4\%) live in Quebec and over 1 million live in other regions of the country. Almost 10.4 million Canadians can carry on a conversation in French.
Is Quebec still part of France?
Quebec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns were founded before, most famously Tadoussac in 1604 which still exists today, but Quebec was the first to be meant as a permanent settlement and not a simple trading post. Over time, it became a province of Canada and all of New France.
Is Quebec and Quebec City the same?
Are Québec City and Québec the same? No, not at all. Québec City is the capital city within the province of Québec, in Canada. As the provincial capital, Québec City is home to the province’s Parliament and National Assembly.