SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: French Language Services Act, Critical Inquiry
28 May 2016
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Canada is a country with two official languages. There are many french-speaking communities across canada, as well as in quebec. The 2006 census reported that there are 1,012,530 francophone people in canada (4. 3% of the population) . And that for 1,053,800 french is their official first language (4. 4 % of the population) Government run services are required to provide services in both languages bilingualism is an asset! The french language services act, ontario, 1986, recognizes the contribution of the french speaking population to the historical, cultural and linguistic heritage of ontario. The act guarantees the right of french speaking ontarians to communicate with the government and receive services in french. Whereas the french language is an historic and honoured language in ontario and recognized by the. Legislature and the government of ontario, as provided in this act; One of the standards in the canadian association of schools of social work (cassw) relates to increasing the awareness of francophone experience.
