quebec sign language, known in french as langue des signes québécoise or langue des signes du québec (lsq), is the predominant sign language of deaf communities used in francophone canada, primarily in quebec. although named quebec sign, lsq can be found within communities in ontario and new brunswick as well as certain other regions across canada. being a member of the french sign language family, it is most closely related to french sign language (lsf), being a result of mixing between american sign language (asl) and lsf. as lsq can be found near and within francophone communities, there is a high level of borrowing of words and phrases from french, but it is far from creating a creole language. however, alongside lsq, signed french and pidgin lsq french exist, where both mix lsq and french more heavily to varying degrees.