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Earlier language legislation in Quebec had included An Act to promote the French language in Quebec in 1969, and the La Vergne Law of 1910. Both statutes were drafted in an attempt to follow the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec (the Gendron Commission).
The Charter of the French Language (French: Charte de la langue française, pronounced [ʃaʁt də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]), also known as Bill 101 (French: Loi 101, pronounced [lwa sɑ̃ œ̃]), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government.
The Official Language Act of 1974 [1] (French: Loi sur la langue officielle), also known as Bill 22, was an act of the National Assembly of Quebec, commissioned by Premier Robert Bourassa, which made French the sole official language of Quebec, Canada. Provincial desire for the Official Language Act came after the repeal of Bill 63. [2]
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(See Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy.) Also in 1993, but not due to the UNHR ruling, Quebec reviewed the law and modified its language regulations to require that French be markedly predominant on exterior business signs, as suggested by the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the case of Ford v. Quebec.
The law creates an obligation for Quebec colleges and universities to adopt a language policy. [54] The Minister's objective was for institutions to "play an active role in the use of the French language."55 Institutions thus had until October 1, 2004 to adopt a policy dealing with elements such as the language of instruction, the language used ...
This made French the sole official language of Quebec and required its use in business. Bill 22 was replaced by the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) by Quebec's National Assembly in August 1977, under the Parti Québécois government led by René Lévesque. It is structured as a list of rights, where everyone in Quebec has the right to ...
Ford v Quebec (AG), [1988] 2 SCR 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as "Bill 101". [2]