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The Official Languages Act (French: Loi sur les langues officielles) is a Canadian law that came into force on September 9, 1969, [1] which gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada. [2] This makes them "official" languages, having preferred status in law over all other languages.
1840: The Act of Union is adopted. Section 41 of the Act bans the French language from Parliament and Courts of the new united Province of Canada.; 1841: At the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Austin Cuvillier, a French-Canadian, is elected as the first Speaker.
The linguistic provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Official Languages Act, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, [124] the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and other laws obligate a greater demand for English and French speakers (even foreign ones if necessary) than a freer linguistic market would require.
A bilingual (English and French) stop sign on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.An example of bilingualism at the federal government level. Section 16 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the first of several sections of the Constitution dealing with Canada's two official languages, English and French.
According to the 2011 census, 98.2% of Canadian residents have knowledge of one or both of the country's two official languages, [15] Between 2006 and 2011, the number of persons who reported being able to conduct a conversation in both of Canada's official languages increased by nearly 350,000 to 5.8 million.
The minister of official languages (French: ministre des langues officielles) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet.. The minister is responsible for administering Official Languages Act, ensuring that government services are available in both English and French, protecting minority language rights, particularly in the area of education, as well as promoting bilingualism ...
The 1988 Official Languages Act mandates this office and its commissioner, who holds office for seven years. Its mission has three main objectives: ensuring the equality of English and French within the Government of Canada and institutions subject to the Act; preserving and developing official language communities; and ensuring the equality of ...
The Official Languages Act was within the federal government's constitutional authority Jones v New Brunswick (AG) (1974), [1975] 2 S.C.R. 182 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the protection of language rights under the Canadian Constitution .