•Bilingualism
•Under the Official Languages Act, Canada is an officially bilingual country. This means that Canadians have the right to get
federal government services in
English or French, no matter what part of Canada they are living in.
•New Brunswick
is the only province that is officially bilingual. New Brunswick residents receive services in both official
languages from all of their
provincial government departments and agencies.
•In Quebec,
French is the official language and in most cases, provincial and municipal services are provided in
French.
•In the other
provinces and territories, English is the official language, and the availability of provincial services in both
official languages varies.
•At the
municipal level, the availability of services in both official languages varies greatly.
•Multiculturalism
•Canada is
populated by people who have come from every part of the world. Through the Canadian
Multiculturalism Act, the government encourages Canadians to take pride in their language,
religion and heritage and
to keep their customs and traditions, as long as they don't break Canadian laws.