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Bilingualism
Under the Official Languages Act, Canada is an
officially bilingual country. This means that Canadians have
the right to get federal government services in English or
French, no matter what part of Canada they are living
in.
New Brunswick
is the only province that is officially bilingual. New
Brunswick residents receive services in both official
languages from all of their provincial government departments
and agencies.
In Quebec,
French is the official language and in most cases, provincial
and municipal services are provided in French.
In the other
provinces and territories, English is the official language,
and the availability of provincial services in both official
languages varies.
At the
municipal level, the availability of services in both official
languages varies greatly.
Multiculturalism
Canada is populated by people who have come from every part of the world. Through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, the government encourages Canadians
to take pride in their language, religion and heritage and to
keep their customs and traditions, as long as they don't break
Canadian laws.
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