Why is French spoken in Québec?

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Dec. 4, 2025

Why is French spoken in Québec?

Québec is in the northeastern part of North America.
Although Canada is an English-speaking country, French remains the native language of 78% of Quebecers.
So how did Quebec become a Francophone region?
It all began in the 16th century when King Francois Ist of France hoped to participate in the colonial competition in the Americas.
King appointed Jacques Cartier to explore new land.
In 1534, Jacques Cartier arrived in Canada.
France soon consolidated its presence in the Americas, establishing Québec as the center of its colony.
For the next few hundred years, the French residents were isolated from France, but still insisted on speaking French.
In the 20th century, Quebec struggled to preserve its French identity in the face of a growing tide of anglicization.
That's why Québec is still a French-speaking region.

魁北克位于北美洲东北部。
尽管加拿大以英语为主的国家，但法语仍然是78%魁北克人的母语。
那么，魁北克是如何变成法语区的呢？
一切始于16世纪，当时法国的国王仏狼索瓦一世希望参与美洲的殖民竞争。
国王委派雅克卡地亚探索新土地。
1534年，雅克卡地亚抵达了加拿大。
法国很快巩固了其在美洲的存在，其殖民地的中心建立魁北克。
在接下来的几百年，法裔居民与法国隔绝，但仍然坚持说法语。
进入20世纪，面对日益严重的英语化浪潮，魁北克为了保护其法语身份而斗争。
这就是为什么魁北克至今是法语区。

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Why is French spoken in Québec?

Québec is in the northeastern part of North America.

Although Canada is an English-speaking country, French remains the native language of 78% of Quebecers.

So how did Quebec become a Francophone region?

It all began in the 16th century when King Francois Ist of France hoped to participate in the colonial competition in the Americas.

In English, we would say "King Francois the First of France" rather then the Ist. Furthermore, if you wish to shorten the word "first", you would use "1st" not "Ist" in English. Also, I Googled King Francois to find out more about this topic, and it seems like we write his name as Francis in English, rather than Francois. I do not know why.

King appointed Jacques Cartier to explore new land.

In 1534, Jacques Cartier arrived in Canada.

France soon consolidated its presence in the Americas, establishing Québec as the center of its colony.

For the next few hundred years, the French residents were isolated from France, but still insisted on speaking French.

In the 20th century, Quebec struggled to preserve its French identity in the face of a growing tide of anglicization.

That's why Québec is still a French-speaking region.

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Why is French spoken in Quebec?

Quebec is in the northeastern part of North America.

Although Canada is an English-speaking country, French remains the native language of 78% of Quebecers.