About Canada's Bilingualism

Official Languages: Myths and Realities

The Government of Canada is committed to its official languages policy and to ensuring that its application is both fair and sensible. This booklet is intended to help answer questions about federal languages policy - questions such as: what an official language is; why we have two official languages; how much bilingualism costs and what it all means to Canadians.

History of Bilingualism in Canada
A chronology of key events charting the course of Canada's bilingualism since Confederation.

Canada's Official-Language Communities

For a comprehensive representation of the distribution of Canada's official language speakers - in both majority and minority situations - visit the Atlas of Canada site.

The Official Languages Branch of Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada maintains a page of links to provincial and territorial official-language minority community organizations.