Keep in the mind, the "Canadian" accent is the final melted version of many, and has a regional bias.
In Toronto, one could argue that the typical Desi accent is fast become more accepted, simply due to the huge volume of speakers, and the influx of new Desi's that arrive daily. The same holds for Italian and Chinese accents in the GTA. The true "Canadian" accent is sometimes hard to find in some areas.
In the Ottawa region, the French accent influence is becoming more widespread as more Francophones relocate in Ontario to reduce their taxes, and get their own French schools paid up by Ontario taxpayers. Call any government dept 1-800 number that is in Ottawa or Quebec, and there is a good chance the answerer will have a strong French accent.
From Toronto west up to Vancouver, one could say the accent is more Anglophone \\\"Canadian\\\" or American, as it is the English heartland of Canada.
Out east, we have New Brunswick which is the only offically bilingual province, with a large French/English interplay.
Quebec is the uniligual French province, so any kind of English might get you around in Montreal, but not in Charlevoix.
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Orginally posted by nicefolks20
Keep in the mind, the "Canadian" accent is the final melted version of many, and has a regional bias.
i agree on this totally...with all the people immigratin to canada......it happens, but personally i believe its neither american english nor british totally, a mix of both. You shud juz kno ur vocab well.....and everything goes
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Orginally posted by nicefolks20
Keep in the mind, the "Canadian" accent is the final melted version of many, and has a regional bias.
In Toronto, one could argue that the typical Desi accent is fast become more accepted, simply due to the huge volume of speakers, and the influx of new Desi's that arrive daily. The same holds for Italian and Chinese accents in the GTA. The true "Canadian" accent is sometimes hard to find in some areas.
In the Ottawa region, the French accent influence is becoming more widespread as more Francophones relocate in Ontario to reduce their taxes, and get their own French schools paid up by Ontario taxpayers. Call any government dept 1-800 number that is in Ottawa or Quebec, and there is a good chance the answerer will have a strong French accent.
From Toronto west up to Vancouver, one could say the accent is more Anglophone \\\"Canadian\\\" or American, as it is the English heartland of Canada.
Out east, we have New Brunswick which is the only offically bilingual province, with a large French/English interplay.
Quebec is the uniligual French province, so any kind of English might get you around in Montreal, but not in Charlevoix.
Good post. Everything including 'accents' are subjective and as the population shifts..as we get greater immigrants populating areas..the definition of the majority/ canadian accent can shift. . Its funny but often our clients will mark themselves as 'visible minorities', even when they are caucasian..because they live in Surrey !!
Thanks for the post.
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