00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.851474 CaOODSP 20221107154402 cr ||||||||||| 170209s2017 qucadb #obs f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-pi SF31-134/2-2017E-PDF The French presence in Prince Edward Island [electronic resource]. [Gatineau, QC?] : Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, [2017?]. [1] p. : ill., graphs, maps Title from caption. Issued also in French under title: Le fait français à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Includes bibliographical references. "The French presence in PEI dates back to 1720, when a French colony settled on the island known as Île Saint-Jean. Nearly all of the Acadians were deported from the island in 1758. In 1884, Maritime Acadians adopted their national symbols, including the flag, at the Acadian National Convention in Miscouche. In 1990, the PEI government created the French-language school board, which is responsible for administering and promoting French education in the province. In 2013, the new French Language Services Act was passed"--History, p. [1]. gccst Francophonie gccst Statistics gccst Provinces Canada. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Le fait français à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (CaOODSP)9.851475 PDF 1.22 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/clo-ocol/SF31-134-2-2017-eng.pdf