Canadian English (CaE) is a
variety of English used in Canada. It is
spoken as a first or second language by over 25 million—or
85 percent of—Canadians (2001 census ). Canadian English spelling can be described as a mixture of
American English, British English, Quebec French, and unique Canadianisms. Canadian
vocabulary is similar to American English, yet
with key differences and local variations.
In 1998, Oxford University Press produced a
Canadian English dictionary, after five years
of lexicographical research, called The Oxford Canadian
Dictionary; a second edition was published in 2004. It
listed uniquely Canadian words and words borrowed from other
languages, and surveyed spellings, such as whether colour or
color was the most popular choice in common use.