Living in Montreal with no French
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IATA is an international trade body, created over 60 years ago by a group of airlines. Today, IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international air traffic. The organization also represents, leads and serves the airline industry in general
Actually in Canada (not just Quebec) most services over the phone are supplied in both French and English. I haven't been to Quebec in quite some time but managed to get by with English and some mangled French. Quebec is the most cosmopolitan of Canada's provinces with many people speaking two or even three languages. If you have children they will have to go to French speaking schools, which might be a bit of a challenge if they are older. Bonne chance.
Apprendre le français ou aller ailleurs
Linguistiques du Québec et de la culture doit être protégée.
Le Canada est un pays bilingue et le Québec doit rester français, peu importe ce que le Parti conservateur croit.
Linguistiques du Québec et de la culture doit être protégée.
Le Canada est un pays bilingue et le Québec doit rester français, peu importe ce que le Parti conservateur croit.
Iata are the ones that don't give your money back if there is a problem with your air travel
True, if you are an immigrant, your kids generally need to attend French schools. There are however exceptions:
1. Private schools are exempt. If you can afford it, this option is always available.
2. If you are transfered here for work, your kids can attend English schools anywhere in Quebec.
3. If either one of your children's brother, sister or parent was schooled anywhere in Canada in English, then your children can attend English schools anywhere in Quebec.
4. If none of the above three apply, then option 4 always works. If you live in the West Island part of Montreal, simply send your kids to an English school in Hawksbury Ontario, just across the Quebec border for one year. This will allow your kids to obtain their eligibility certificate and be able to transfer to an English school in Quebec (Montreal) the following year.
I lived in Montreal for 7 years, having been moved their by my employer at the time. They put me in French immersion and eventually declared me 'bilingual' after some tests. But i was never comfortable in the language. I was single, lived in West end or Westmount, and never really felt a need for it. The language in my office was English, i hung out on Crescent or Bishop, skiied at Tremblant or Stowe.. got into Montreal institutions.. Ben's, Schwartz's, Montreal Pool Room, Sunday Brunch.. ignored the politics, loved the place.. but i wouldn't move back now.
Hi there, as reading the replies, it won;t be so bad if you know English. But at the end of the day, French is an asset. LIving in Quebec, it's important to know French, not for the sake of employment but for the culture. If you are willing to pick up a new language then move to Montreal. I write a blog about Montreal, and my latest entry is about the Francisation program that Quebec offers. They are willing to pay immigrants and Canadians to learn French through their intensive courses. I took them for 6 months and my french drastically improved. I would say I rate myself at 8 of 10 on my French. So to wrap it up, there are incentive in moving to Montreal, for what the city has to offer, but at the end of time take time to learn the language.
Check out my blog , for more information.
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Check out my blog , for more information.
SPAM Link to French Language Lessons Removed.http://amour-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/04/francisation-program-learning-french.html
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Just back from vacation so sorry for the late reply
Just like to thank everyone who replied to my post the information provided has been very helpful and helped to ease the doubts that we had over the language . I have heard so very positive things about Canadians and french Canadians and see no reason to doubt this.
We are very polite, respectful couple so believe we will settle in just fine.
Just like to thank everyone who replied to my post the information provided has been very helpful and helped to ease the doubts that we had over the language . I have heard so very positive things about Canadians and french Canadians and see no reason to doubt this.
We are very polite, respectful couple so believe we will settle in just fine.
Barbara! YOU CAN DO IT! if I can learn English, you can sure as hell learn French lol
being polite and respecful will get you a lot further than Any language skills
I will have to side with the comments that you should look in teh west island. Assuming your husband will work in Dorval if it's for the IATA, look for a place around Kirkland, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Pointe Claire, and the likes. I would not move much further west than the island however, as the French dominance really picks up in the outskirts (you can't even ask for a glass of water in english where I'm from lol )
I know of one friends mom who never learned a word of french, and she's been here for some 40 years. I wouldn't suggest that however, since she's been limited for her work, you should take some lessons. If you know spanish, or some other latin language, you may find it easy to pick up !
being polite and respecful will get you a lot further than Any language skills
I will have to side with the comments that you should look in teh west island. Assuming your husband will work in Dorval if it's for the IATA, look for a place around Kirkland, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Pointe Claire, and the likes. I would not move much further west than the island however, as the French dominance really picks up in the outskirts (you can't even ask for a glass of water in english where I'm from lol )
I know of one friends mom who never learned a word of french, and she's been here for some 40 years. I wouldn't suggest that however, since she's been limited for her work, you should take some lessons. If you know spanish, or some other latin language, you may find it easy to pick up !
Thanks for that much appreciated.
I believe that the IATA offices are at 800 Victoria square so would those areas still be ok? my husband doesn't mind to travel 30 mins or so each way and as i said i wont be working.
Are there any good apartment rentals close to Victoria square for around 6 months?
Thanks
I believe that the IATA offices are at 800 Victoria square so would those areas still be ok? my husband doesn't mind to travel 30 mins or so each way and as i said i wont be working.
Are there any good apartment rentals close to Victoria square for around 6 months?
Thanks
I never lived in that area, so don't really know. I seem to recall there being a metro nearby tho, so you can basically live anywhere along the metro line and get to work in no time. Or anywhere on teh train line, will take longer though, but you can get a house with some land that way.
There's tons of appartments however, and I'm sure you can find something that you like, just don't limit yourself too much to where you go if it's only to be really close to work.
There's tons of appartments however, and I'm sure you can find something that you like, just don't limit yourself too much to where you go if it's only to be really close to work.
Holy cow, I just read this. Are you for real, this is one couple, not a population.
Accept a little diversity, and at the same time we can encourage them to understand and appreciate the Quebecois culture that has been in place for centuries. I have faith that they will, I love Quebec for what it is, but that doesn't mean I'll go marching into parliament singing le quebec aux quebecois...Anyways, I guess that's a discussion best left for another thread lol
Thanks MarceTou sadly it appears that there are not so nice people everywhere be assured it wont spoil our enjoyment off experiencing Montreal and Quebec we are made of sterner stuff than that.
Liberalman perhaps if you don't have a valid response you might not bother to reply at all. If you want to talk politics may i suggest you go to an appropriate forum.
Oh and as i said i have every intention of learning french
Liberalman perhaps if you don't have a valid response you might not bother to reply at all. If you want to talk politics may i suggest you go to an appropriate forum.
Oh and as i said i have every intention of learning french
Then continue cheating with a translation program like I do....so:
Translates roughly as:
To learn French or to go elsewhere Linguistics of Quebec and the culture must be protected.
Canada is a bilingual country and Quebec must remain French, it does not matter what the
Conservative party believes.
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