I will not talk about the accent (because Su.Ki would rush me), but even if Canadian accent is cute, it is sometimes (even for me, native french from Belgium) difficult to catch. There is a common vocabulary and a typical vocabulary, for Canada, France, Belgium, (... Switzerland...) but even it may differ for regions. I don't know a lot of Canadian words (tabernacle), You may check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varieties_of_French Despite the words that can have different meanings in one country/region, you may find also the same meaning for different words Malette, Cartable - Chemise - Intercalaire transparent...