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Language regimes in the provinces and territories / Marie-Ève Hudon.: YM32-2/2011-66-3E-PDF

"Canada's Constitution contains no provisions relating to jurisdiction over language. In a 1988 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed, "Language is not an independent matter of legislation but is rather 'ancillary' to the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to some class of subject matter assigned to Parliament or the provincial legislatures by the Constitution Act, 1867. The power to legislate with regard to language therefore belongs to both the federal and provincial levels of government, under their respective legislative authorities"--Introduction, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body.
  • Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body.
TitleLanguage regimes in the provinces and territories / Marie-Ève Hudon.
Series title
  • Background paper ; publication no. 2011-66-E
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
Earlier editionLanguage regimes in the provinces and territories
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Régimes linguistiques dans les provinces et les territoires.
  • Issued by: Parliamentary Information and Research Service.
  • "20 July 2011."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-18).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2019.
  • ©2020
Author / Contributor
  • Hudon, Marie-Ève, author.
Description1 online resource (i, 18 pages) : maps.
Catalogue number
  • YM32-2/2011-66-3E-PDF
Edition
  • Revised 6 November 2019.
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