00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.901692 CaOODSP 20221123120150 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 210715t20212021onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- YM32-2/2014-81-2021E-PDF Lecomte, Lucie, 1977- author. Official languages or national languages? : Canada's decision / revised by Lucie Lecomte. Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2021. ©2021 1 online resource (ii, 15 pages). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Background paper ; publication no. 2014-81-E Issued also in French under title: Langues officielles ou langues nationales? Le choix du Canada. "16 March 2021." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-15). "In recent years, some federal parliamentarians have on occasion described English and French, which have official language status in Canada, as "national languages." This background paper situates the use of the term "national languages" in Canada's historic and linguistic landscape, beginning with a brief explanation of the difference between a "national language" and an "official language." It then traces the decision to use the term "official languages" to describe English and French, as well as the recommendation to give them a legal foundation, two factors leading to the adoption of the Official Languages Act in 1969. Lastly, it addresses the recent usage of "national languages" to better explain what some parliamentarians mean by that term"--Introduction, page 1. Canada. Official Languages Act. Language policy Canada. Bilingualism Law and legislation Canada. Canada Languages Law and legislation. Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body. Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body. Langues officielles ou langues nationales? : (CaOODSP)9.901695 Official languages or national languages? Canada's decision / (CaOODSP)9.581504 Background paper (Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service : Online) no. 2014-81-E. (CaOODSP)9.504772 PDF 1.97 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/bdp-lop/bp/YM32-2-2014-81-2021-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201481E