In which year did Parliament pass the Official Languages Act?
- 1867
- 1969
- 1982
- 1995
Answer: 1969
The Official Languages Act of 1969 guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada. It came out of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, set up in 1963 during the Quiet Revolution.
Learn more: Canada and Quebec
- The Quiet Revolution was an era of rapid change in Quebec in the 1960s. Many Quebecers sought to separate from Canada.
- In 1963 Parliament set up the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
- The Official Languages Act (1969) guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada.
- In 1970 Canada helped found La Francophonie, an international association of French-speaking countries.
- Quebec sovereignty was defeated in a provincial referendum in 1980 and again in a second referendum in 1995.
- In 1982 the Constitution was amended to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This was done without the agreement of Quebec.
- The autonomy of Quebec within Canada is still a lively topic.