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A Taste of France
French-Canadian cuisine
is ubiquitous throughout the
country and, though French-
influenced, it has often
developed into something
entirely unique. Hearty meat
pies are a specialty, including
cipaille (sea-pie), which has
DISCOVER Canada Your Way tourtière, which has a filling
layers of game meat or fish
beneath a flaky crust, and
made of ground beef spiced
with cloves. La Binerie Mont-
Royal (367 Mont-Royal Ave E)
in Montreal serves tourtière
by the slice. For traditional
French favourites, head to Le
Sélect Bistro (432 Wellington
St W) in downtown Toronto
for an authentic cassoulet
or some exceptionally
tasty bouillabaisse.

A French-Canadian
restaurant in the Old
Town of Montreal

THE FRENCH

CONNECTION

French colonists created the first lasting European settlement in Canada,
and their proud cultural legacy lives on. Canadian French is widely
spoken in this dual-language nation, and you can also glimpse the French
influence in public buildings and taste it in delicious traditional dishes.

En Français
Over time, Canadian French has developed
distinct characteristics from European
French. You’ll hear different dialects in
Quebec (p276), the largest French-
speaking territory in the world, and in
New Brunswick (p330), where descendants
of the Acadians live. In working-class
neighborhoods like Montreal’s Plateau
Mont-Royal, you might catch a street
dialect called joual, which is informal,
slangy, and peppered with anglicisms.

Hanging French sign
for an art gallery in
Vieux-Montréal

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