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View Poll Results: Which Canadian province is overall better?
Ontario 34 60.71%
Québec 22 39.29%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-28-2011, 12:11 PM
 
Location: North America
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Short facts:

Ontario


* Official language: English (de facto)
* Population: 13.2 million (#1 in Canada)
* Size: Second largest province
* Major cities: Toronto, Ottawa


Québec


* Official language: French
* Population: 8 million (#2 in Canada)
* Size: Largest province
* Major cities: Montréal, Québec City

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> Where would you rather live?
> Where would you rather visit?

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Old 10-28-2011, 01:58 PM
 
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And what would be the point of spending the next few hours trying to answer all your questions?

If you are planning on moving here i'd suggest Ontario would give you more job opportunities, if you are planning just a visit then include Montreal and Toronto in your itinerary.
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Old 10-28-2011, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Vive le Québec.
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Old 10-30-2011, 03:41 PM
 
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I was expecting this topic to be busy Common people!
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Old 10-30-2011, 06:49 PM
 
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Location: Ontario
Cost of living: Quebec
Quality of life: Quebec
Schools/Universities: Ontario
Language: Ontario
History/Culture: Quebec
Climate: Ontario
Enterteiment/Nightlife: Tied
Shopping: Tied
Architecture/Scenary diversity: Quebec
Economy/Government: Ontario
Friendliness/People: Ontario
Unique/Interesting: Quebec
Province Flag: Quebec

Where would you rather live? Ontario
Where would you rather visit? Quebec

Really both are amazing provinces and my two favorite in Canada.
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Old 10-30-2011, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Location: Quebec
Cost of living: Depends where in the province . . . Thunder Bay is cheaper than Montreal, but Toronto is more expensive than both.
Quality of life: Quebec
Schools/Universities: Ontario, because of U of T, York, Rynearson, and Western, but it's close. Quebec has some great institutions like the U of M, McGill, Laval University, and Bishop's College. If you're Francophone, Quebec is definitely better for universities.
Language: Quebec. I love Canadian French.
History/Culture: Quebec. The French / English interaction in the province is fascinating.
Climate: A wash. Both provinces have more or less the same climate. Southern Ontario has mild winters, like Michigan.
Enterteiment/Nightlife: Quebec, but Ontario has a strong case because of Toronto.
Shopping: Quebec
Architecture/Scenary diversity: Quebec
Economy/Government: Quebec
Friendliness/People: Ontario
Unique/Interesting: Quebec
Province Flag: Quebec!

Where would you rather live? Quebec
Where would you rather visit? Quebec
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Old 10-30-2011, 08:13 PM
 
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I'll give it a shot. Note I am fully billigual, live in Ontario but French is my first language. This would be different if I didn't speak French.

Location: Tie
Cost of living: Quebec
Quality of life: Tie
Schools/Universities: Ontario
Language: Quebec
History/Culture: Quebec
Climate: Ontario
Enterteiment/Nightlife: Quebec
Shopping: Quebec
Architecture/Scenary diversity: Quebec
Economy/Government: Ontario
Friendliness/People: Quebec (Ontario if you don't speak French)
Unique/Interesting: Quebec
Province Flag: Quebec

Where would you rather live? Quebec, I live in Ontario because my family is here for now. Would like to move to Quebec soon though. Not a diss towards Ontario but rather because the culture in Quebec is more to my liking.

Where would you rather visit? Tie - depends what you look for in a vacation/trip
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Old 10-30-2011, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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Well Ontario spoke to me in English and was friendly to me. Quebec was rather rude to me at times, and obviously irritated by my lack of understanding French a few times. I'm sorry Quebec. I simply did not fully understand what Je Me Souviens meant on your license plate. That and I'm really sorry I could not pronouce the bottled water Avion without a US accent.

So I could say I like Ontario better than Quebec but I like both provinces. I'd rather live in either vs the USA on many days but since that can't happen. My vote goes to both Provinces as great places to live.
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Old 10-31-2011, 08:12 AM
 
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Location: Quebec (would have been considered northeastern U.S. vs. Ontario for the midwest)
Cost of living: Quebec
Quality of life: Tied (Quebec have more labour benefits)
Schools/Universities: Tied
Language: Quebec (French is beautiful)
History/Culture: Quebec
Climate: Ontario
Enterteiment/Nightlife: Quebec
Shopping: Tied
Architecture/Scenary diversity: Quebec
Economy/Government: Tied
Friendliness/People: Quebec
Unique/Interesting: Quebec (Ontario is like any other North American province/state)
Province Flag: Quebec by a mile

> Where would you rather live? Quebec
> Where would you rather visit? Quebec

Ontario is you don't speak French, but Quebec if you speak French or are willing to learn. There's no state/province like Quebec in North America!
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:41 PM
 
Location: North America
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Well Ontario spoke to me in English and was friendly to me. Quebec was rather rude to me at times, and obviously irritated by my lack of understanding French a few times. I'm sorry Quebec. I simply did not fully understand what Je Me Souviens meant on your license plate. That and I'm really sorry I could not pronouce the bottled water Avion without a US accent.

So I could say I like Ontario better than Quebec but I like both provinces. I'd rather live in either vs the USA on many days but since that can't happen. My vote goes to both Provinces as great places to live.
Sorry Québec is French-speaking, whereas Ontario is English-speaking. It's same as visiting France from the U.S. or UK. We do not expect any visitors to speak or understand French, however it is nice if visitors could master few simple words, or at least ask us if we speak English or not.

Je me Souviens means "I do remember" or "I remember". If you asked any local we would have been happily to translate
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