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Language Regimes in the Provinces and Territories / : Régimes linguistiques dans les provinces et les territoires

1 Feb 2016

Studies have highlighted the efforts made by the provinces and territories to support the development of official-language minority communities.2 Practices are continually evolving, as evidenced by the coming into force in 2013 of the Official Languages Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act in Nunavut and review in recent years of the language regimes in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. [...] The infographic in the appendix provides a visual presentation of provincial and territorial legislation and governance structures dealing with official languages, and identifies the sectors in which the status of the minority language is recognized. [...] The Commissioner is appointed by the legislative assembly and is independent of government.19 The Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut was established when the territory was created in 1999. [...] However, in the two latter instances, the use of French is allowed for debates only.23 The use of minority language is also permitted for the printing and publication of Acts in eight cases: • In Quebec, Manitoba and New Brunswick, the obligations are entrenched in the Constitution. [...] In June 2012, it recommended that the government and the community review the policy every three years.26 • In New Brunswick, the equal status, rights and privileges of the French and English linguistic communities are recognized in an Act and guaranteed under the Constitution.
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15
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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