The Politics of Official Bilingualism in Canada

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What is bilingual? Bilingual proficiency is the ability to speak or write two languages ​​fluently. Because Canada is two official languages, it is a bilingual country of English and French. In Canada there is an official vote passed by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Minister of Justice in 1969. The official vocabulary law declares that both French and English are official languages ​​in Canada and that all Canadians have the right to communicate with the central government in French or English.

Canada is officially bilingual under the official juridical law and the Canadian Constitution and requires the Federal Government to provide services in two official languages. Likewise, in the case of digital warranty, the rights of minority languages ​​are guaranteed. 56.9% of the population speaks French, while English is the mother tongue, while 22.9% of the population speaks French. The rest of the population belongs to many immigrants and indigenous people in Canada. Note: Canadian Quebec, see Canadian bilingual (7.9% speaking English) Note: Quebec's largest city Montreal is a multilingual city where half of the population is French and the other half is English or other languages. Their native language. Most Montreal people know French and English regardless of whether they call them French, English, or foreign languages.

Of the five English-led countries announced that only Canada (official bilingual: English and French) and New Zealand (official bilingual: English, Maori, New Zealand sign language) are officially used at the federal level . However, in Canada outside of Quebec, about 86% of the population is speaking French, claiming that about 80% is the mother tongue. English is the main language. The official language of Quebec is only French, and in 2007 it is said that only 17% of Canadians speak bilingual English (Statistics Canada, 2007). Stable trend (About 13% of people claimed English and French in 1971)