March 15, 2021
UNDERSTANDING AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITY
Canada is a federation, with the federal and provincial governments operating within defined areas of responsibility. Canada has two official languages, English and French. Some provinces, like Quebec, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and the Nunavut territory, also have their own official languages strategies.
Two ways of thinking about official languages are particularly useful: using a national perspective; and then using viewpoint of a province or territory.