Quebec French

Variety of French spoken in Quebec Quebec FrenchFrench of Quebecfrançais québécois (French)Native to Quebec (primary location and sole official language) Ontario Western Canada New England Michigan Florida (especially Hallandale Beach) EthnicityQuébécois peopleNative speakers7 million in Quebec; 700,000 speakers elsewhere in Canada and the United States (2006)Language familyIndo-European ItalicLatino-FaliscanRomanceItalo-WesternWestern RomanceGallo-RomanceArpitan–OïlOïlFrancien zoneFrenchQuebec FrenchEarly formsVulgar Latin Old Gallo-Romance Old French Middle French Writing systemLatin script (French alphabet)French BrailleOfficial statusOfficial language inQuebecRegulated byOffice québécois de la langue françaiseLanguage codesISO 639-3–Glottologqueb1247Linguasphere51-AAA-hqIETFfr-u-sd-caqc Quebec French (French: français québécois, pronounced [fʁãsɛ kebekwa]) is the predominant variety of the French language spoken in Canada. It is the dominant language of the province of Quebec, used in everyday communication, in education, the media, and government. Maxime, a speaker of Québécois French, recorded in Slovenia. Canadian French is a common umbrella term to des