PQ report suggests Montreal becoming too English

[asiancanadian]

Hi Guys,
I am struggling to find a job here in Montreal.. Seems like "they" care much more about the language than skills when they hire. I am a central asian guy who came to Canada 6 years ago. I love this country, its people and Canada's cultural diversity.
I like everything except some Quebecois' principles to like/dislike based on person's knowledge of French.
I lived in Ontario and had to move to Quebec to study at Concordia. I don't speak French and here in MTL it's really difficult to find a job if you don't speak English.
It's funny when I ask a question in English , some people answer in French. I am definitely going back to Ontario or other English speaking province. Sometimes I just don't feel welcome here. So sad but its my experience..

 

[Ron in Regina]

Sorry you've had that experience. You do what you gotta do for yourself. If that
means packing your bags and heading out for someplace else that you're either
more comfortable, or better able to function in, then that's what you've got to do.

 

[El Barto]

For those that are native quebecers will single out Montrealers , they tend to be a bit special from the rest of the province. My sympathies aisianCanadian

 

[Machjo]

Hi Guys,
I am struggling to find a job here in Montreal.. Seems like "they" care much more about the language than skills when they hire. I am a central asian guy who came to Canada 6 years ago. I love this country, its people and Canada's cultural diversity.
I like everything except some Quebecois' principles to like/dislike based on person's knowledge of French.
I lived in Ontario and had to move to Quebec to study at Concordia. I don't speak French and here in MTL it's really difficult to find a job if you don't speak English.
It's funny when I ask a question in English , some people answer in French. I am definitely going back to Ontario or other English speaking province. Sometimes I just don't feel welcome here. So sad but its my experience..

I can't answer for sure since I did not witness your experiences, but when I was in Montreal, I'd met some Quebecers who did not know English well. They were not many in number, but still, if I'd met some, then I'm sure there are others, and so employers want to be sure you can serve the odd French-speaking client who might not know English so well. Obviously they'll hire the French-speaker over the English-speaker all else being equal. And as for people answering in French, again, since some do not know English, are you sure they weren't the ones you'd run into? I know some will refuse to speak English, but there are also a few who genuinely don't know it among those living in the French-speaking suburbs, or those who'd recently moved in from Central Quebec. Again, they're not many in number,but enough to have an influence in that city. And let's face it, demographically Montreal is more French-speaking than English-speaking even if the majority is bilingual.

 

[AnnaG]

I wonder when people will mature and be sensible about the language thing. If I was any good at learning languages, I'd love to speak a dozen fairly decently, including French (the Canadian dialect).

 

[El Barto]

I wonder when people will mature and be sensible about the language thing. If I was any good at learning languages, I'd love to speak a dozen fairly decently, including French (the Canadian dialect).

Would love to give you personal dialect lessons *wink wink*:lol: