The Story of Canada's Linguistic Duality

By Pat1337

  • Royal Proclamation

    Restricted French
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    The Story of Canada's Linguistic Duality

  • Quebec Act

    Increased the French status from the Royal Proclamation.

  • Constitutional Act

    Increased the French status from the Royal Proclamation.

  • United Province of Canada

    Officially bilingual, carried over to section 133 of the British North America Act of 1867.

  • British North America Act

  • Manitoba Act

    Official bilingual province and protected Catholic schools.

  • Common Schools Act

    Imposing regulations on teacher certification. (New Brunswick)

  • 1877 amendment

    Territories were declared officially bilingual.

  • Manitoba Official Language Act

    Abolished the official French language in Manitoba legislature, the courts and the civil services.

  • English becomes the official language in Alberta

    English becomes the official language in Alberta

  • First official policy on French-language education

    French education for grades 1 to 3.

  • Association canadienne-française d’éducation d’Ontario (ACFEO)

    Pushed for recognition of French-language schooling.

  • Lavergne Law

    Public utilities had to provide bilingual signs and communications.

  • Regulation 17

    English the only language of all the schools in Ontario.

  • Association canadienne-francaise de l’Alberta (ACFA)

  • Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

  • Bill 59

    Permitting French as a language of instructions for 50% of the school day.

  • Bill 140 & 141

    Right for Franco-Ontarians to be publicly funded if a minimum of students could be reached.

  • School’s Act (Alberta)

    French instructions permitted for 50% of school day.

  • New Brunswick Officially Bilingual

    New Brunswick Officially Bilingual

  • Official Languages Act

    Gives English and French equal status in the government of Canada.

  • Bilingualism in Education Program

    Changed to Official Languages in Education Programs in 1979.

  • Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013

    http://www.pch.gc.ca/slo-ols/strat-eng.cfm