Canadians, and visitors to Canada, know that products sold in Canada have to be labeled in both English and French.  It’s one of the things that Canadian customs checks for when products cross the border.

What you probably didn’t know is that these Canadian labeling laws make every trip to a Canadian supermarket AND every trip to a US supermarket a chance to learn more French.
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People often ask me, “How can I teach my 3 year old French or Spanish?”

I always say, “First let me tell you how Angelina Jolie is teaching her children French.”

The first thing you should know is that she isn’t spending a penny more for her children to learn French than other Hollywood moms are spending whose children aren’t learning French.
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Canadian French is the sub divisions of French that got evolved in Canada. Around 7 millions Canadians uses French as their mother tongue, which reflects the importance of Canadian French. It is almost similar to the traditional French language but with slight variations and depends upon various factors and one of the major factor is the geographical variation. Canadian French has different versions in different areas of Canada. Even though, English in the primary language, the strength of Canadian French speaking community cannot be ignored.
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