Culture

All about Canadian culture, from people and language to food, drink, books, music, and film

Daily Life

From health care and education, to local eating and shopping, to festivals and things to do, get the scoop on life in Canada

Housing, Jobs, & Money

Finding a home, working, saving, and investing in Canada – here’s how

Immigration

What you need to know to live in, work in, or immigrate to Canada. Citizenship information, too.

Travel

Travel ideas and tips for visiting, touring, and deciding where to live in Canada.

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: language

What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans
July 10, 2013 – 2:28 pm | Comments Off on What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans
What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans

“Mom, there’s a word that people use here that means ‘hat,’” my 10-year-old daughter told me one day during our first winter in Vancouver.

“It sounds like ‘tunic.’”

“Tunic?” I asked. “A hat? Are you …

What Languages Does Canada Speak? A New Census Report
November 15, 2012 – 7:27 am | Comments Off on What Languages Does Canada Speak? A New Census Report
What Languages Does Canada Speak? A New Census Report

Twenty percent of Canada’s population, or nearly 6,630,000 people, speaks a language other than English or French at home, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada.

The most widely spoken languages include …

Living in Quebec City: More resources
November 17, 2010 – 11:02 am | Comments Off on Living in Quebec City: More resources
Living in Quebec City: More resources

Are you thinking about relocating to Quebec City? Have you recently moved there?

Then check out our Living Abroad in Canada: Quebec City page.

It includes a long list of resources about jobs,

Speaking Canadian: But do you speak Ottawan?
November 8, 2010 – 11:26 am | 4 Comments
Speaking Canadian: But do you speak Ottawan?

Most Americans, Brits, Australians, or other English-speakers who move to Canada assume that they’ll be able to understand Canadian English.

In fact, before we relocated to Canada from the U.S., it didn’t occur to me …

Speaking Canadian English: Sled vs. Sledge
March 15, 2010 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Speaking Canadian English: Sled vs. Sledge
Speaking Canadian English: Sled vs. Sledge

Yesterday, when I attended the Canada-Sweden sledge hockey game during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games, I got to wondering about the word “sledge.”

In the United States, we had a sled, but …