October 16, 2023
CANADA, QUEBEC, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS TO SUPPORT ENGLISH-SPEAKING QUEBECERS
How do different levels of government come together to provide support and assistance to Canada’s official language minorities?
Section 16(3) and 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Part VII of Canada’s Official Languages Act are the principal legal foundations through which the federal partner provides support to the country’s English and French linguistic minorities. The Act makes clear Canada must respect the jurisdictions and powers of the provinces and territories when so doing.