Since Canada is officially bilingual, start learning French now!

[blueboom]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Which one would that be? didn't know that French could be so valuable! interested to know more about those flaming hoops!

Canadian Intellectual Property Office. They are based in Gatineau, so the odds aren't in my favour!

 

[Sweden]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Canadian Intellectual Property Office. They are based in Gatineau, so the odds aren't in my favour!

indeed... not so much for me either, I'm completely on the other side of Canada!

 

[Habibti]

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[Shiny88]

I am multilanguale, and french is the first language i learned after my mother language so am very fluent. I will definetely put my husband to french class when he comes in ontario so we can talksh7t about others in public lmao joke All i can say is learningg english to french is harder than french to english.

 

[MSP2YYZ]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Hahaha! I'd be the worst. Every caller would hear "I know, dude, it totally blows."

Best. Post. Ever.

 

[Rob_TO]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

I'm fluent in French (from France) and live in Vancouver. If you're planning on moving to Vancouver, you absolutely don't need to speak a lick of French, as no one here does!

In fact, Mandarin Chinese is a much handier language to speak in Van-city.

Same for Toronto! Here French is pretty much useless (unless applying for govt jobs of course)... and would be much better to learn Chinese, Italian, Punjabi or Tagalog or something since that's more reflective of our cultural makeup here.

However it is great to know a few basic phrases for whenever you visit Quebec. After taking French from elementary to high school, i know enough to do the basic greetings and goodbyes

 

[mameelynn]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Hahaha! I'd be the worst. Every caller would hear "I know, dude, it totally blows."

HAHAHA!!!
I've told my husband that I think that CIC should only hire people that have gone through CIC so that we are treated like humans... and so that they feel our pain!!

 

[sariss]

I'm Canadian and don't remember ANY of the french I learned in school. But there are NO french people here, really so it's fine.

 

[aerogurl87]

I have yet to run into more than five people who speak French in my boyfriend's city. Maybe because it's a small town, I don't know. But if you start speaking French people just look at you like you're crazy here.

 

[amikety]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Same for Toronto! Here French is pretty much useless (unless applying for govt jobs of course)... and would be much better to learn Chinese, Italian, Punjabi or Tagalog or something since that's more reflective of our cultural makeup here.

However it is great to know a few basic phrases for whenever you visit Quebec. After taking French from elementary to high school, i know enough to do the basic greetings and goodbyes

I know a few phrases, although I don't think I should go anywhere and start saying them..........

 

[canadianwoman]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

HAHAHA!!!
I've told my husband that I think that CIC should only hire people that have gone through CIC so that we are treated like humans... and so that they feel our pain!!

Totally agree. Plus someone who has actually gone through the process is more likely to know the answers to some of the more difficult questions.

 

[Sweden]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

Totally agree. Plus someone who has actually gone through the process is more likely to know the answers to some of the more difficult questions.

and they wouldn't have to worry about any sponsored person going on welfare, since we would all be working for CIC! double benefit... more efficient, motivated employees who actually know what they are talking about, and no risk on going on welfare because we would have a job... I think we should suggest something like this to CIC !

 

[parker24]

Thanks for the information! Hubby is learning French from me, since I volunteer in a Kindergarten French Immersion class... So he knows how to sing a Pizza song

I'm already bilingual, in English and American Sign Language. I still have a hard time with French, but like I said, I can sing a pizza song!!! ;D

 

[JimM]

Re: Since Canada is official bilingual, start learning French now!

I'm fluent in French (from France) and live in Vancouver. If you're planning on moving to Vancouver, you absolutely don't need to speak a lick of French, as no one here does!

In fact, Mandarin Chinese is a much handier language to speak in Van-city.

Just as Tagalog would be in a lot of SK

 

[McMcR]

OH MY GOSH! Thank you for posting this.