Which part of Canada would you suggest me?

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Noota Oolah

The best people in the world live in Atlantic Canada; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Now New Brunswick is officially bilingual (French and English) so not the best place to focus on your English. I know of MANY au pairers who lived in Corner Brook Newfoundland and had a BLAST!

I'd try
Corner Brook Newfoundland (pop 20 000)
St. John's Newfoundland (Pop 100 000 +)
New Glasgow Nova Scotia (pop 50 000 +)
Halifax Nova Scotia (pop 150 000 +)
Charlottetown PEI (pop 100 000?)

I'd stay away from Toronto, not as much personality there, and its the most expensive city in Canada to live in. If you enjoy a night life don't go to Ottawa or even Winnipeg.

Calgary is not to bad and anything is British Columbia is beautiful.

itssoeasy

canada is has a lot of nice cities where you can learn english. the person who said "stay away from quebec" is completely ignorant. yes, quebec is a french province but there is a lot of english too, especially in the south. i know people who don't speak a word of french and get along fine.
i think that you should make a list of 5 -10 cities and do a little research on each one to see the one you like best and the one that fits your interest.
i would not recommend toronto.

Danelady

Quite right, the southern part of Quebec is both English and French speaking. New Brunswick is officially bilingual, as well as a beautiful area with plenty of ocean and forests a short drive from any city.

M X

it would depend on whether you like a city or rural...the major cities have much to offer, clubs, ballet, theater, etc...
You might want check that aspect out..
All of Canada is great to see and visit.. But you might have better luck in the cities..

http://www.canada.gc.ca/

Grand pa

Come to BC you will be home lots of moutains see hellobc tourismvancouver

rjjago

Gruezi,

Vancouver seems better, but honestly, it's so like Switzerland it will bug you. I'm from Vancouver, and have spent a lot of time in Switzerland and trust me - it's almost the same place. Also you won't learn English because there are something like 10,000 Swiss and Germans in the city.

I would say the best places are Halifax or Victoria - but those are small cities. Besides those, you have Toronto or Calgary. Calgary is gross, lots of really disturbing day labourers, it seems dangerous. Toronto on the other hand - there you can fit in. I used to work for a company there and we had a demi-pair program. All of our students were from Shafhaussen and they liked it and did well - so maybe you will.

kenoplayer

Ontario or Alberta would be your best bets.

kingstonsean

Stay away from the Province of Quebec if you want to learn English. English is common in Montreal and its western suburbs, and in the area that is known as the Eastern Townships (east of Montreal), but French is the dominant language. Also, English is the primary language of Ottawa, but French is very common as well, so if you already speak French then it would not be a good choice either.

If you want to be in a major city then you are left with Vancouver and Toronto. They both have good and bad points. If you're going to be an au pair then whoever hires you will probably live in a nice area.

Goddess of Grammar

Saskatchewan!
You wouldn't believe the place, flat for hundreds of kilometres on end. Not too many people who speak anything but English either.
But defnitely see some other places before you come back!

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