Official Languages in Canada
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The Red River Rebellion, a popular democratic movement led by Louis Riel, leads to the creation of Manitoba
This is the new Canadian government’s first major crisis since Confederation.
Founded by Monseigneur Alexandre Taché in 1855, the Collège de Saint-Boniface was a pivotal point, a protector and a promoter of French life and culture.
The first hospital in Western Canada starts out with only four beds to meet the health care needs of the people of the new province of Manitoba.
Catholic and Protestant school systems are completely separated.
May 27, 1871
Lawyer Joseph Royal, who bought the presses and equipment in St. Cloud, Minnesota, for $500 is the man responsible for the publication of Le Métis.
An amendment to the Northwest Territories Act gives English and French equal status in the Legislative Assembly and before the courts
This means that English and French are on equal footing.
November 16, 1885
Louis Riel is at the centre of the Red River and North-West rebellions.
July 17, 1887
It is the leading Métis organization in Canada.
An important turning point in the history of Manitoba: English is declared the province’s only official language
During the same period, a bill to abolish religious duality is passed.
It promptly discards the official use of French.
An ordinance and a resolution make English the only language permitted in schools and in the legislative assembly.
November 16, 1896
Called the Laurier-Greenway Compromise, this agreement seeks to resolve the controversial issue of religious schools in the province. Laurier and Greenway are the names of the Liberal Prime Minister of Canada at the time, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and the Liberal Premier of Manitoba, Thomas Greenway.
September 4, 1902
The organization’s mission is to preserve the richness of French-Canadian heritage.
May 20, 1913
La Liberté is founded by Monseigneur Adélard Langevin, Archbishop of St. Boniface.
March 10, 1916
The bilingual school system is abolished and, along with it, French-language education.
Manitoba’s Cercle Molière is the oldest continuously running theatre company in Canada.
October 22, 1926
The first meeting of the secret society of the Commandeurs de l’Ordre de Jacques-Cartier is held in Ontario
The society is a reflection of a certain amount of frustration among French Canadians who feel that their rights are being ignored.
CKSB is Canada’s first French-language radio station outside of Quebec.
Villa Youville is a not-for-profit community corporation.
From July 23 to August 6, Winnipeg, Manitoba, hosts the 5th Pan American Games.
This bill allows French-language instruction for up to one half of the school day.
Premier Edward Schreyer’s New Democratic government passes Bill 113 to make this happen.
This celebration spotlights the importance of Franco-Manitobans’ contribution to the province’s development.
St. Boniface ceases to exist as an independent city and becomes a ward in the Manitoban capital.
This initiative responds to demands by the Société franco-manitobaine and by French-speaking parents.
The Centre plays an important role by featuring all forms of French-language artistic and cultural activities in the province of Manitoba.
In the Forest case, the Supreme Court of Canada rules that Manitoba’s Official Language Act is unconstitutional
This act declared English to be the only language of the registers and minutes of the legislature, courts and statutes of the province of Manitoba.
The flag’s design was chosen in a provincial competition organized by the Conseil jeunesse provincial.
The Secretariat facilitates, guides and monitors all government department activity concerning French-language services.
It is the sixth provincial/territorial branch of the Canadian Parents for French network.
The Supreme Court of Canada declares all of Manitoba’s legislative documents to be invalid because they were adopted in English only
In order to avoid a legal vacuum, the Court grants the province a period during which the statutes will remain valid.
The report, which was submitted in 1988, focused on the major concerns in seven sectors: education, services, culture-heritage-leisure, media, youth, economy and the Francophone community’s internal and external relations.
The Policy is adopted 10 years after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the province’s Official Language Act, which made English Manitoba’s sole official language, was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court of Canada hears new questions regarding the scope of section 23 of the Manitoba Act, 1870
Following the 1985 Reference re Manitoba Language Rights, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that, pursuant to section 23 of the Manitoba Act, 1870, orders in council that are legislative in nature and certain documents incorporated by reference were to be in both official languages.
Part III covers the delivery of municipal services in French.
A resolution is passed recognizing “the unique and historic role of Louis Riel . . . and his contribution in the development of Confederation.”
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that section 23(3)(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes both the right to a distinct setting for minority language education and the right of the official language minority to manage and control their educational facilities.
The Division scolaire franco-manitobaine was created when Bill 34 was passed in July 1993 to amend the Public Schools Act. The Commission scolaire franco-manitobaine was formed shortly thereafter.
The CDEM is the driving force behind economic development in Manitoba’s 17 bilingual municipalities.
The recommendations in the Chartier Report lead to the adoption of a new French Language Services Policy.
The Centre is an archives and research centre.
The Centres are a direct result of the recommendations in the Chartier Report, Above All, Common Sense.
The aim of the organization is to contribute to community development by welcoming French-speaking immigrants and helping them to settle in Manitoba.
Gabrielle Roy’s childhood home is an important symbol that often appears in the author’s work.
The rural municipality of St. Laurent, Manitoba, receives international recognition for its authentic Métis culture
St. Laurent is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
The government of Manitoba names Santé en français as the Francophone community’s official representative for health and social services.
Manitoba’s Université de Saint-Boniface gets new powers and privileges.
The French Language Services Policy is not backed with legislative guarantees.
The organization is a member of the World Trade Centers Association, a major international trade network representing 300 World Trade Centres in nearly 100 countries.
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Museum is the realization of a dream of the late Israel “Izzy” Asper following a long 14-year journey.