- c. 10.56 million (French-speaking Canadians)[2] 29.1% of the total Canadian population (2021). 1,998,012 in the United States (2020)[3].
- While the majority of French Canadians do live in Quebec, there are also significant populations in other parts of Canada, such as Ontario and New Brunswick.
- French Canadians are descendants of Canada's colonial-era French settlers. Most live in the province of Quebec, where they form a majority of the population.
- French and French Canadian: Two Completely Different Languages. French written in Canada is identical syntactically to “international” French.
- French Canadians are descendants of Canada's colonial-era French settlers. Most live in the province of Quebec, where they account for a majority of the population.
- How is Canadian French different from normal French? Canadian French has a more nasal intonation, leading to a shift in vowel sounds.
- French Canadians are considered to be one of the country’s three founding nations, along with English Canadians and indigenous peoples.
- In Canada, the idea and meaning of a separate and distinct French Canadian culture carries with it variable meanings.
- But retournons à nos moutons (more animal expressions in French here). Keep reading for the main differences between Canadian French and France French!
- French-Canadians form about one quarter of the Canadian population and 80% live in the province of Quebec with smaller communities elsewhere.
