it was part of New France but later became a British colony after the Seven Years' War. As a result, the Canadian government recognized the languages of both colonizers: France and England. The Constitution Act of 1867 enshrined the use of both languages in Parliament and in federal courts. ...
Journal of Canadian StudiesThis was a federal program, created in 1970, which earmarked funds for minority language education in the provinces, though it did not apply initially to post-secondary institutions. Matthew Hayday, "Confusing and Conflicting Agendas: Federalism, Official Languages and the ...
VANCOUVER — Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada.Canadian Press Jul 7, 2023 2:28 PM Jul 7, 2023 2:50 PM Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor spe...
Canadian experience suggests a negative response, in that heavy government expenditures have not stopped assimilation. Between the censal years 1971 and 1981 there was continued linguistic concentration; French in Quebec and English in the other provinces. An alternative is territoriality; this has the...