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Is Toronto a francophone community?
The Centre francophone de Toronto acts as a portal for the city’s Francophone community. Toronto is the largest city in the country, and receives the largest number of new arrivals every year, many of whom are Francophone nationals from Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and West Africa.
How many francophones live in Toronto?
622,415 people
Highlights. Ontario has more than 622,000 Francophones. According to the 2016 Census, the Francophone community now has 622,415 people, an increase of 10,915 since 2011.
Is French useful in Toronto?
In Toronto, only about 1% of the population speaks French as their native language. There are in fact more native Spanish speakers than native French speakers in Toronto. Ottawa is still mostly English speaking though and depending on where you live, your exposure to French may be limited.
What are the 5 places in Ontario where the largest French speaking communities live?
These include the francophone-majority municipalities of Carlsbad Springs (84%), Casey (71%), Dubreuilville (82%), Fauquier-Strickland (78%), Mattice-Val Côté (90%), McGarry (63%), Opasatika (85%), and Val Rita-Harty (80%).
Which city in Canada speaks the most French?
Quebec
Most Canadian native speakers of French live in Quebec, the only province where French is the majority and the sole official language. 71.2 percent of Quebec’s population are native francophones, and 95 percent of the population speak French as their first or second language.
Where do most francophones live in Canada?
While most French-speaking Canadians live in Quebec, many live in other provinces or territories across Canada. The size of Francophone communities (link opens in French only) in cities and towns outside Quebec varies. The working language in these communities is usually English.
What city in Ontario uses French the most?
city of Ottawa
Francophone Ontarians form part of a larger cultural group known as Franco-Ontarians, of whom only 60 per cent still speak the language at home. The city of Ottawa counts the greatest number of Franco-Ontarians in the province.