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by Izkata 1131 days ago
Personally, I have no idea what makes a Canadian accent, and the only Australian one I can think of is over-exaggerated Steve Irwin. British accents on the other hand are pretty common in TV/movies.
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My solitary marker for a Canadian accent: "out" sounds like "boat". B ut I believe even that marker is restricted to central and western Canada.

/me a Brit; used to have a Canadian boss (from Ontario).

Me: I watched Titanic the other night.

Canadian: What's that about?

Me: Yes, a big one and it sank.

When Canada was founded, it was intended to be "Cnd", but the guy dictating the charter said "It's spelled C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?"