Official Language Act

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Official Language Act

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:

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

Official Languages Act Of Canada

Language Policy

EXTERNAL LINKS

Integral text of the Law (French-English PDF document)

Office québécois de la langue française - Repères et jalons historiques (in French)