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The Official Language Act of 1974, also known as Bill 22 is an act of the National Assembly of Quebec which made French the sole official language of Quebec, a province of Canada. It was ultimately supplanted by the Charter of the French Language (also known as Bill 101) in 1977. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Québec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... The Charter of the French Language (also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101) is a framework law in the province of Quebec, Canada, defining the linguistic rights of all Quebecers and making French, the language of the majority, the sole official language of Quebec. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...


The legislation was drafted in an attempt to follow the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec. The act made French the official language in a number of areas: The Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec was established under the Union nationale government of Jean-Jacques Bertrand on December 9, 1968. ...

  • Language of commercial signing (the use of French was required)
  • Language of labour relations and business (businesses wanting to deal with the state had to apply for francization programs)
  • Language of instruction (English language public school was restricted to children who had a "sufficient" knowledge of this language)
  • Language of legislation and justice (priority was given to French texts in case of ambiguity)

See also

The Official Languages Act of Canada of 1988 is an Act of Parliament which recognizes English and French as the official languages of Canada. ... Many countries have a language policy designed to favour or discourage the use of a particular language or set of languages. ...

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Official Languages Act (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words)
The Official Languages Act of 1969 is an Act of Parliament which recognizes English and French as the official languages of Canada.
The 1988 act is a new and improved version of the Official Languages Act of 1969, that was one of the major consequences of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
The primary impact of the 1969 act was in providing federal services in both languages, where population size warranted it.
Official Languages Within Crown Corporations and Other Institutions Subject to Official Languages Act - Official ... (2417 words)
Introduce activities to maintain or develop the second language (for employees who have already attained a given language level) and language training activities (for employees who wish to learn the other official language, even though they are not in bilingual positions).
Encourage consultation with official language minority communities, in terms of service quality and support for their development, to optimize the impact of decisions on them, relating to research, policies, programs, services (including alternative service delivery) and initiatives (including institutional transformations, partnerships and federal-provincial agreements).
The Task Force is convinced that by using all the organization's resources, the official languages champion will be able to raise his or her institution's consciousness on the importance of respect for the rights and obligations under the Act, and the realities and aspirations of official language minority communities.
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