Annotated Language Laws of Canada — Constitutional, Federal, Provincial and Territorial Laws

The Annotated Language Laws of Canada is a comprehensive and evergreen legal reference tool. It inventories all constitutional, federal, provincial and territorial legislation relating, in whole or in part, to the use of language(s) within government institutions and in commercial and/or private activities. The publication covers a variety of legislative and regulatory provisions and relevant case law excerpts relating to the official languages of Canada, aboriginal languages and the rights of Canadians who speak languages other than French or English. Web accessibility (HTML version): JAWS-tested (July 2017); NVDA-tested (October 2017)

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:55 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:55 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_modified 2017-11-28 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published 2017-07-26 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Langues officielles", "Droits linguistiques"], "en": ["Official Languages", "Language Rights"]}
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title_fr Lois linguistiques du Canada annotées — Lois constitutionnelles, fédérales, provinciales et territoriales
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