Canada has a long tradition of teaching and learning French. Immersion programs and communicative approaches were developed early in Canada. Canada has many people who are bilingual and understand the process of learning a second language. Montreal, five hours from Toronto, is the second largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris.
Redeemer hosts two trips there per year.
There are over a million Canadians outside Quebec who speak French. Over 2,500,000 students are learning French as a second language in Canada while more than 300,000 students are enrolled in French Immersion Programs across Canada. Canada has over 150 French-language radio and TV stations across the country. The francophone community in Hamilton operates one secondary school, two elementary schools and two day-care centres. There is also one French-speaking church in the area.