English-speaking population, territory, culture, or society within Canada
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English Canada comprises that part of the population within
Canada, whether of
British origin or otherwise, that speaks
English.
The term English Canada is also used for any of the following:
Describing all the
provinces of Canada that have an
anglophone majority. This is every province except
Quebec. When used in this way, English Canada is often referred to as the "ROC" (rest of Canada). This type of usage excludes French-speaking areas in English-majority provinces like the East and North of
New Brunswick,
Northern and
Eastern Ontario,
Saint-Boniface and the few small pockets of French localities in
Western Canada. It also excludes areas where a third language is widely spoken, such as German, Russian or
First Nations languages.
When discussing the culture, values and lifestyles of
English-speaking Canadians as opposed to those of
French-speaking Canadians. This usage is most often employed to compare English- and French-language literature, media, art and institutions.
When discussing the
Two Solitudes, in which English Canada (i.e. the anglophones of Canada) is one of two founding nations of Canada along with French Canada (i.e. the francophones of Canada), and in which these two societies share a country but rarely communicate with each other.[2] The term was often used during the
conscription crisis.[3] The population whose native language is neither English nor French are often included into one of the two
official languages or are classified as
allophones.[4]
^Forsey, Eugene A. (1962). "Canada: Two Nations or One?". The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 28 (4): 485–501.
doi:
10.2307/139291.
ISSN0315-4890.
JSTOR139291.