Government of Canada Consultations on Linguistic Duality and Official Languages

DISCUSSION DOCUMENT

Message from the Minister

Introduction

1. Official Languages: Facts and figures
   • Statistics
   • Public opinion
     
     
2. Legal Framework
   • The Constitution
   • The Official Languages Act
   • The 2005 amendment
     
     
3. The Federal Government and Official Languages
   • The Main initiatives
   • Action Plan for Official Languages
   • Co-operation with the Provinces and Territories
     
     
4. Official Languages and Their Place in Tomorrow’s Canada
   • Demographic changes
   • The Economy and new technologies
   • Government modernization
     
     
5. Discussion questions on three major themes
   • Demographic changes
   • The Economy and new technologies
   • Government modernization

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