Obviously, I should have used "Quebec" instead of "Ontario." All I know of Canada is a less than day trip to the Canadian part of Glacier National Park, a few layovers at the airport hotel at Toronto (I think) and too many cold days in Winnipeg in the Winter! And all that was as much as 50 years ago! Oh, I have landed at Goose Bay a few times, also. My travels to Canada have been too few and too long ago!
In order to return, however circuitously, to the topic, perhaps I should search for some 'friends' on LinkedIn that I might visit in Canada?!
HTH,
Neil.
Yup. Toronto is IN Ontario, which is a province of Canada. (think of provinces the same way you think of states). And we're next door to Quebec. And we do have quite a few French speakers in parts of Northern Ontario, but I would say that the majority are English-speaking, though depending on where you are in Toronto, that might not be quite correct either, these days. We have a huge east Asian and Asian population in the GTA (greater Toronto area) now - makes for great restaurant choices! I think Toronto is now supposed to be either one of or the most multicultural cities in the world; certainly it's a very different and much more interesting place than it was 50 years ago.
BTW - French is the other official language in all of Canada, not that this means that every Canadian (or even most Canadians) speak it well. Everything you buy has both French and English labeling, you can get government services in both languages, and many companies also offer services in both languages. I read it better than I speak it (which isn't very well at all, as I've not had any real occasion to even practice it for over 30 years!) I'm great at reading cereal boxes!
Of course, in Quebec, the language laws are a bit different - all signage must be in French, all new immigrants, unless they are native English-speakers must send their kids to French-speaking schools etc. Anyway, our kids here in Ontario take French from Grade 4 on, and there are quite a few in French Immersion programs that start in kindergarten, which is certainly a more effective way of learning the language than the 30 minutes a day they get otherwise.
