Is my accent similar to that of a native from North America?

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Ioha

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Hi there, I have lived in Canada and recently somebody who grew up in there told me it isn’t obvious that I’m not from Toronto (or any other English place in Canada) based on my accent.
If you are a native speaker, can you listen to this brief audio I have just recorded?
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probus

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Your accent is very good indeed, and very close to that of a native speaker. The few differences I heard are tiny. Speaking as a native English speaker from Toronto, i'd say there are literally several million Torontonians whose accent sounds less native than yours.
 
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I couldn't detect any kind of an accent. I give you an A+. (I couldn't understand some of it, but I'm sure that's because of my hearing.)
 
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