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Language exchange in Canada

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R.

Windsor

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Bonjour tout le monde! Je veux pratiquer mon français. J'aime...

My language exchange partner is

Quelqu'un qui est sérieux

My learning goals

Pronunciation, orthographe

E.

E.

Sainte-Julie

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Fluent

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French

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

Someone nice, funny and talkative. Ayo im going to mexico real...

My learning goals

Ultimatly, become fluent, but I know that won't happen cozz I always start talking about anything. WHOOP

My favorite topics

Honestly anything. I'm down to have a dad joke competition or meme war or just practice a language. Honestly it's up to you, I'll just go with it :)

G.

G.

Fredericton

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Meet people around the world !!...

My favorite topics

movie , books , I love working out, learning languages!!!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

That’s like to talk and keep a conversation

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I.

Calgary

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I really like getting to know people and talking about daily...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is open minded and playful, I really want to just relax and have fun. I love to learn new things so I'm open to any conversation topic their interested in.

My learning goals

Get better everyday and have the vocabulary to get to know people.

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P.

Oshawa

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Fluent

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Punjabi

English Flag

English

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Turkish

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly , straight forward and honest...

My learning goals

Wanna learn French and Persian.

My favorite topics

I love to know about different cultures and religions.

B.

B.

Ottawa

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Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My learning goals

Improve my speaking skills to local level lo...

My favorite topics

different culture, food, music, movies,BTS/ whatever. I'm studying in Canada.

My language exchange partner is

Enthusiastic and friendly

H.

H.

Edmundston

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Fluent

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Spanish

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Italian

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Russian

My favorite topics

Idiomas y experiencias. Lenguajes and travel experiences...

Ideal language community partner

Interesting people, smart and funny

My learning goals

Make good friends and language partners

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Z.

Toronto

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Urdu

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Love to talk to people who want to learn and work hard in learning...

My learning goals

To be fluent and able to pronounce words correctly

My favorite topics

Music , Sports , Movies , History , News , Science & Technology.

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A.

A.

Vancouver

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

To speak conversational Italian!...

My favorite topics

Sports, politics, economics, philosphy, music, art

Perfect language exchange partner

Open to new discussions and as commited as I am to becoming fluent! I live in Vancouver and love the mountains

R.

R.

Richmond Hill

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Fluent

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Electornics, Anthropology, languages, cultures, web development,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is a kind and easy going person who is talkative

My learning goals

To be fluent in Chinese Mandarin

A.

A.

Toronto

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Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese (Simplified)

LEARNS

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French

My language exchange partner is

Nice, interesting, hot, French, and Chines...

My learning goals

Be fluent in French and make friends

My favorite topics

Travelling, news, science, medicine, Asian food (or any kind of food really)

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J.

New Westminster

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

make many foreign friends! I hope to work at overseas and study...

My favorite topics

Travel, Sports, culture, movies, anything :)

Ideal language community partner

people who are Kind, humorous, friendly

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S.

Fredericton

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

I like playing football (soccer), hangout with friends, play...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

who's willing to understand the language barrier i might be facing

My learning goals

Current goal is to Complete HSK 1 and move on to HSK 2

R.

R.

Vancouver

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Fluent

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Korean

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Who lives in Vancouver, and also loves K-pop and series...

My learning goals

Enjoy my working holiday

My favorite topics

I'm in VANCOUVER, and I love SVT-CARAT, SJ-E.L.F, HEARTSTOPPER, GOOD PLACE

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R.

Calgary

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Ukrainian

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Russian

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English

My learning goals

My goal is to be fluent in English....

My favorite topics

I like sport, chess, to learn languages....

I want a conversation partner who is

I want to practice English with different people. Just call me I will be glad to speak with you.

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C.

Amos

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French

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English

My favorite topics

I like to listen to music and to play saxophone. I also enjoy...

My language exchange partner is

Someone funny and who shows me that he wanna talk to me. Someone who will help me with Spanish/Italian and tell me about their culture :)

My learning goals

Understand and speak “correctly” Spanish. Also being able to have a small talk in Italian :)

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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M.

Ottawa

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Portuguese

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English

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Japanese

Ideal language community partner

Someone that it is excited to learn about my culture and also...

My learning goals

Learn enough to have a nice conversation without much trouble

My favorite topics

Anything! I just love to talk and have good conversations, as well as learn about people’s culture.

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E.

Calgary

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English

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Cantonese

My learning goals

To be fluent on cantonese, most importantly speaking, but reading...

My favorite topics

Career, space exploration, language, music, games, volleyball, rock climbing, snowboarding, backpacking

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Just someone to help improve my cantonese fluency! And someone who wants to improve their English as well.

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D.

Toronto

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Medicine, Music, Hip Hop, Martial Arts, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering,...

Perfect language exchange partner

If you are into LIFE, your are fun, playful, curious, into traveling, hiphop, electronic music, rock climbing, ice climbing, martial arts. Someone who knows a bit about Chinese Medical terminology.

My learning goals

Become fluent, or at least minimally competent.

C.

C.

Sherbrooke

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English

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Spanish

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative but won’t be mad if I don’t reply right away. Aime...

My learning goals

Just learning for fun. Juste apprendre pour le plaisir.

My favorite topics

Medicine. And other stuff such as science, literature, politics, etc. Médecine. Et autres choses, dont la science, la littérature, la politique, etc.

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T.

Rimouski

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Fluent

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To be fluent in Portuguese and understand the language bette...

My favorite topics

Music, life, anything interesting. I love to talk to new peolpe. Lived in for 5 years

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can help me with my Portuguese and teach me new vocabulary

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L.

Montreal

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Portuguese

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English

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Greek

My favorite topics

Self Development, Psychology, Philosophy, Travel, History, Cultures,...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who likes talking and laughing so the communication gets easier... Open to exchange her/his knowledge in Greek. I’m more than happy to teach/ help in French and Portuguese. I’m a certified French coach and Portuguese Teacher

My learning goals

Improve my speaking / writing skills in Greek

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M.

Ottawa

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English

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Tagalog, Filipino

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I would love to have someone to teach me their language, and...

My learning goals

I would like to become fluent in Tagalog, so I can communicate comfortably with my friends and family. I'm also planning to travel (and maybe live ) to the Philippines, so having some friends to meet over there would be great!

My favorite topics

I love talking about art, culture, anime, cinema, music, photography and just about any other topic!!

C.

C.

Vaughan

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Yo quiero saber muchas frases en otras idiomas pero específicamente,...

My favorite topics

Series de Netflix, canciones favoritas, Viaje, La Escuela, Deportes y Idiomas! Cuéntame sobre tus lugares favoritos de tu país

Perfect language exchange partner

Útil, Inteligente, simpático pero honesto. Y cuéntame sobre tu país !‍♀️ yo quiero ser más cómoda cuando hablo en frente de una persona!

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B.

Toronto

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Fluent

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English

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中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

My favorite topics

Design/設計 Travel/旅遊 Food/美食 History/歷史 LGBT/同志文...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, curious, and open-minded 有幽默感 好奇心 開放的

My learning goals

To become conversationally fluent in Mandarin. 能提高中文口頭能力!

A.

A.

Mississauga

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Fluent

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to be a long term frien...

My learning goals

Easier to travel and to communicate with the locals

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, history, sports and shopping

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J.

Longueuil

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French

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Spanish

My learning goals

Becoming fluent in Spanish. 日本語の新着言葉を学びます...

My favorite topics

Anything as long as it's fun !

Ideal language community partner

If you're fun and outgoing, don't be shy and shoot me a text ! ;)

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C.

Toronto

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English

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

I love to learn. I am an Integrative Health Coach working towards...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who don't take life to serious, like to learn and are willing to make mistakes and be themselves openly.

My learning goals

I want to become proficient enough to have a conversation in any situation, and to read and speak like a native

H.

H.

Winnipeg

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Punjabi

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Arabic

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone willing to talk, And have a good time!!...

My learning goals

I goal is to be intermediate in all the 3 languages

My favorite topics

Travelling to Europe this Summer!! Want to make friends before!!

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J.

Vancouver

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Cantonese

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English

My learning goals

Can easily communicate with foreigners, plan to study abroad...

My favorite topics

Movie, Music, Sport ... If you want to learn Chinese, I'd be happy to help you!

I want a conversation partner who is

Lively, patience, have something in common.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Canada?

Tandem is the largest global language exchange community. There are currently 8,224 Tandem members in Canada looking to learn languages together. Get the Tandem app and practice languages with native speakers for free - wherever you are!


FAQs

How many people are available for language exchange in Canada?

There are 8,224 members in Canada on Tandem.

Which locations in Canada are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/canada/markham />Markham, <a href=/language-exchange/canada/oshawa />Oshawa, and <a href=/language-exchange/canada/kingston />Kingston.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 8,224 do it in Canada.