Language policies of Canada's provinces and territories Languages of Canada
1 language policies of canada s provinces , territories
1.1 officially bilingual or multilingual: new brunswick , 3 territories
1.2 officially french-only: quebec
1.3 de facto english only, or limited french-language services: other 8 provinces
language policies of canada s provinces , territories
officially bilingual or multilingual: new brunswick , 3 territories
new brunswick , canada s 3 territories have given official status more 1 language. in case of new brunswick, means perfect equality. in other cases, recognition amounts formal recognition of official languages, limited services in official languages other english.
the official languages are:
new brunswick: english , french. new brunswick has been officially bilingual since 1960s. province s officially bilingual status has been entrenched in canadian charter of rights , freedoms since 1980s.
northwest territories: chipewyan, cree, english, french, gwich’in, inuinnaqtun, inuktitut, inuvialuktun, north slavey, slavey language , tłįchǫ or dogrib.
nunavut: english, inuit language (inuktitut, inuinnaqtun) , french.
yukon: english , french.
officially french-only: quebec
until 1969, quebec officially bilingual province in canada , public institutions functioned in both languages. english used in legislature, government commissions , courts. adoption of charter of french language (also known bill 101 ) quebec s national assembly in august 1977, however, french became quebec s sole official language. however, charter of french language enumerates defined set of language rights english language , aboriginal languages, , government services available, citizens , in regions, in english. well, series of court decisions have forced quebec government increase english-language services beyond provided under original terms of charter of french language. regional institutions in nunavik region of northern quebec offer services in inuktitut , cree.
de facto english only, or limited french-language services: other 8 provinces
most provinces have laws make either english or both english , french official language(s) of legislature , courts may have separate policies in regards education , bureaucracy.
for example, in alberta, english , french both official languages of debate in legislative assembly, laws drafted solely in english , there no legal requirement translated french. french can used in lower courts , education offered in both languages, bureaucracy functions solely in english. therefore, although alberta not officially english-only province, english has higher de facto status french. ontario , manitoba similar allow more services in french @ local level.
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