Montreal (French French is a Romance language spoken, around the world, by about 130 million people as a first language (mother tongue), by 190 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France, where the language: Montréal)[4] (pronounced [mɔ̃ʁeˈal] (help·info) in French French is a Romance language spoken, around the world, by about 130 million people as a first language (mother tongue), by 190 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France, where the language, /ˌmʌntriˈɑːl/ (help·info) in English Canadian English is the variety of English used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians (85% of the population) have some knowledge of English (2006 census). Approximately 17 million speak English as their native language. Outside Quebec, 76% of Canadians speak English natively. Canadian English contains elements of British English in its[5]) is the second-largest This is a list of the largest and second largest cities by population in each country. The second city of a country is the city that is the second-most important, usually after the capital. If a territory or region of a certain country is listed, the name of the country will be specified in parentheses immediately after the name of the territory city in Canada This list includes only the population within a municipality's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many municipalities are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and the largest city in the province The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces are jurisdictions that receive their power and authority directly from the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their mandates and powers from the federal of Quebec Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, James Bay and Hudson Bay, to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'),[6] the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located,[7][8] or Mont Réal as it was spelled in Middle French Middle French is an historical division of the French language which covers the period from (roughly) 1340 to 1611 . It is a period of transition during which:,[9] (Mont Royal in present French).
The official language of Montreal is French as defined by the city's charter.[10][11] Montreal is the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the world, after Paris.[12] [13][verification needed] As of the 2006 Canadian Census The Constitution of Canada gives the Federal Government exclusive responsibility for conducting a census, 1,620,693 people resided in the city of Montreal proper[1], ranking it the 2nd largest city in Canada and 7th overall in North America. The population of the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (also known as Greater Montreal) was 3,635,571 at the same 2006 census. In the census metropolitan area, French is the language most spoken at home by 70.5% of the population (as of 2006 census).[14]
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