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Plan on official languages : Plan sur les langues officielles : le bilinguisme officiel : une valeur fondamentale

21 Jul 2015

Recognition of the equality of the two official languages of New Brunswick and their equal status and privilege was reinforced in 1982 through their enshrinement in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Canadian Constitution; Section 16 of the Charter entrenches official bilingualism for New Brunswick in the Constitution, making it the only officially bilingual province in the country [...] A review of the Official Languages Act was undertaken in 2011, with the establishment at the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick of the select committee on the revision of the Official Languages Act. [...] The establishment of the unit is one of the most important advances made following the implementation of the first plan and the 2013 review of the Official Languages Act. [...] The plan Legal foundations The issue of official languages and the equality of the English and French linguistic communities of New Brunswick are based on provincial official languages legislation and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, particularly Sections 16 to 23: • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Government of Canada, assented to March 2 [...] Policy statement • By adopting the Official Languages Act, the Government of New Brunswick recognizes the importance of advancing the status of the official languages and confirms its commitment to implementing all the provisions that will enable it to achieve equal rights and privileges as to their use.
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ISBN
9781460508817
Pages
45
Published in
Fredericton, New Brunswick

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