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Choose a category to show related flashcards.Skip Navigation Links1800s - 1980s: Schools that the Canadian government put Aboriginal children in. They were far away from parents and Aboriginal communities. Students were not allowed to speak their own languages and some were physically abused. In 2008, the Canadian government apologized for this treatment.
Official Language Rights and Minority Language Education Rights
This says that the Government of Canada has to use both English and French equally in Parliament, and in the government.
People who speak French as a first language. 7 million Francophones live in Canada. Most live in Quebec.
People who speak English as a first language. 18 million Anglophones live in Canada.
A word that means "village" in the Iroquoian language. The origin of the name "Canada".
Largest French-speaking population in Canada
Quebec.
1970: An international association of French-speaking countries. Canada helped create this.
2 Official Languages of Canada
English and French.
The only officially bilingual province
New Brunswick.
The top 3 spoken languages in British Columbia
English, Chinese and Punjabi.
1969: French-language rights and services were promised to all Canadians.
The Official Languages Act was created.
