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mj_puce

Our money is the Canadian Dollar. Dollars are worth the same as 100 cents and change comes in quarters (25 cents) dimes (10 cents) nickles (five cents) and pennies (one cent). One and two dollar bills are large coins popularly known as "loonies" and "toonies". Loonies have a picture of a loon and toonies have a polar bear. All our coins have a picture of Queen Elizabeth on the other side, the same as other Commonwealth nations. Larger bills are issued as paper money.

Here is more information on Canadian money:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_money

The most common accent in Canada is um, a Canadian accent. It's not all that dramatically different from an American accent, but has some distinctive features, like pronouncing the t's in the middle of words like d's. We pronounce vowels a little bit differently and it varies by region, but not so much that it's easy to explain. Also we don't pronounce the g on the end of "ing" words. For example if I said "I'm going to a meeting" you would hear "I'm goin to a meedin".

Montreal is a better city than Toronto for art and culture, and also historic sites, because it's one of the oldest cities in Canada. However Toronto is also an interesting city with a large immigrant population that makes it very multi cultural.

drifter

Our monetary system is based on 100 pennies to a dollar. We have a nickel (5 cents), dime (10 cents) quarter, (25 cents). 50 cent piece (50 cents) one dollar coin, 2 dollar coin, 5 dollar bill, 10 dollar bill, 20 dollar bill, 50 dollar bill, 100 dollar bill and thousand dollar bill.
As for cities i,ve been to both. I find Montreal has it,s own culture and ambiance so i prefer Montreal. As for accents sheeeesh., we have French Canadian, Acadian(kinda scots) Newfie (kinda irish), Ottawa Valley (kinda scots). I now live out West so we pretty much sound all the same LOL. Hope this helps a bit. :)

freeside49

we use the Canadian dollar. It is different than the US dollar but works just like the US; we have pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters except we also have a coin (Loonie) for $1 rather than a bill and a coin for $2 (toonie). We have bills for $5,20,50,100 and $1000
But most here now use atm and debit.

Accent: we aint got no accents!! Actually it varies; in the far east people have a Newfoundland accent which sounds a bit like slurred cockney/scott mix. Martimers speak a little more lilted and slowly than most,. Many in Quebec have a "french" accent given their first language is often french. Ontario speak much like Michigan or Illinois. In the west we have same accent as Seattle/. Northern California might. so not so much to my ear.

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and english is primary but very multicultural. .Pro sports teams, tallest buildings, theatre etc..
http://www.toronto.ca

Montreal is an older city and second largest in Canada. It is fully bi-lingual french/english. Lots of good food, cultural stuff and history there. People in Montreal think torontonians are dull and people from toronto tend to think they are the centre of the Canadian universe for tv production, news production, etc..

Out here on the west coast (Vancouver, BC ) the third largest city we just enjoy the oceans and the mountains and try not to hear the two squawking. http://www.hellobc.com

More on canada
http://www.canada.ca look under "about Canada" for pics, stats and such.

ijcoffin

Canadian currency is the Canadian dollar. 100 pennies to the dollar.
A Canadian dollar is about one half the value of the British pound, but fluctuates according to the currency exchange rates that change every day.
Canada has many languages, but English is the most common.
Canada has two official languages, English and French.
As to the best city, Montreal in the province of Quebec has a lot of French language, most outdoor signage is in French as are all highway signs. All provincial documents are in french first.
Vancouver BC has a lot of Asian and East Indian residents. However English is to most prominent language.
Calgary, Alberta is a very nice city and there are lots of employment opportunities there. English is the most common language there.

NB Josh

1) It's the Canadian Dollar. It's like the American money system, if you're familiar with that. Only difference is ours is worth about $0.05 cents less per dollar. We also have one and two dollar coins, the Loonie and Toonie.

2) Canadian. It is an accent. The only people with a different one are Natives, French people, Newfoundlanders and immigrants.

3) Depends on who you ask. I'd say Montreal. Toronto is the larger city.

Miel

Man! you've got a lot of questions to answer. Maybe my source can help you answer most of what you're looking for in Canada. It has very detailed description on Canada for just one page.

But I'm sure, Canada is a good place to stay.

Mike W

The currency is the canadian dollar. There are many accent in Canada depending on the region you live but not one that dominates the other. Toronto is better than Montreal but more expensive.

Brendan W

come to Vancouver, canada on the west coast.. Toronto has about 5 million people and is the largest city in canada, Montreal has around 3.5 million and is the french speaking city of canada and the second largest french speaking city outside of France..

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