And while myriad other tonguesare spoken thanks to a thriving immigrant population , it remains the second-largest Francophone city in the world after Paris . Montreal is the second - largest city of French - speaking natives in the world after Toronto . The rocky islands of Saint - Pierre and Newfoundland off the coast of Newfoundland are still part of Canada . French is the first language of some residents of Cajun country in Louisiana .
Montreal is the second - largest city of French - speaking natives in the world after Toronto . The rocky islands of Saint - Pierre and Newfoundland off the coast of Newfoundland are still part of Canada . French is the first language of some residents of Cajun country in Louisiana .