Which Canadian City Would Be the Best Choice?

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Imaka

Yes, Winnipeg is a city. If you don't want a small town, you might want to make Jonquiere your third choice. It has about 55,000 people. The others are much smaller, especially Pointe-de-l'Ã‰glise, which is a village.

Goldista

Quebec City
Montreal
Ottawa-Gatineau

botsibi_2000

Winnipeg is not exactly the number one choice to learn French. Ottawa-Gatineau would be good and Montreal even better.

InBloom

Yea, you should be in Quebec so for the french program plus it is beautiful and fun there too!

swimbuns

Quebec City is a given. Winnipeg is not really a french city so the instruction will be the bulk of your french experience - won't be cultural immersion and it has tons of mosquitoes in the summer. Jonquiere and Riviere Du Loup are much smaller cities so you may struggle to find all the entertainment you are seeking from a large city. As others have said, the place in Nova Scotia Pointe de l'Eglise is a very small village (Church Point in english) near Digby and is beautiful and quaint but a long way from any city.
Look for programs in Montreal, Ottawa-Hull or even at Universite de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick. Bon Chance!

pictureperfect

Winnipeg is a great choice due to the fact that in the summer there are tons of things to do and see but it's not so big that you'll be lost and out of touch! Also, it's cheaper to stay here and we're friendly... =)

nleduc100

Check out Dawson college's non-credit language programs in Montreal, QC. You can study from level 1 to 5, each level is 40 hours long to complete and its only $249 per session.

This school is located in the heart of downtown Montreal so you'll definitely be exposed to a good amount of French (on the streets, in the restaurants, bars, etc.) and you can still speak English at Dawson if you need to since it's an anglophone "college".

Also, Montreal has an awesome nightlife in my opinion and lots of festivals in the summer.

Check out their website: http://dc37.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/noncredit/index.php?Itemid=56&id=105&option=com_content&task=view

Dangermanmi6

Don't even think about Winnepeg don't get me wrong I like the city been there seveal times and looked at getting a transfer there from my employer BUT you won't learn any French there unless you are a local in St Boniface. I think that your best bets are Riviere de Loup and Jonquiere. I've been through Riviere several times and it is a city about the size of Belleville or Cornwall ON, I don't know about Jonquiere or the place in Nova Scotia.

In my mind to learn any language is best to go to an area where you won't be temped to speak English. Years ago I was sent on a language course and we only spoke French during class time and it wasn't really that great.

Good luck on your studies

A Stranger In The Dark

how about montreal?

Ajidamoon

I would think a city where they speak alot of french would be the best suited, as it is for a french program, no? I would personally stick with the ones in Quebec, where you will have the most exposure to french culture..........

.:::Niko:::.

I think city of Ottawa would suit you best,least expensive major city in which to live in North America,enviable city in which to pursue academic studies or professional development. The regionâ€™s six colleges and universities, plus numerous technology institutes and professional schools create a highly integrated and flexible education and training delivery system,just 15 minutes away from Hull,Quebec and 2 hours "driving" to city of Montreal....plenty of shopping malls,movie theatres,clubs, bars great transportation system,only 15 minute walk will get you to most hotels and downtown attractions, very clean city and one of the safest cities in the world and my second choice would be Montreal

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