Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat - Government of Canada
Skip to Side MenuSkip to Content Area
Français Contact Us Help Search Canada Site
What's New About Us Policies Site Map Home

Human
Resources
Regions of Canada prescribed under subsection 35(2) of the Official Languages Act
A. The National Capital Region
B. The Province of New Brunswick
C. The bilingual region of Montreal
D. The bilingual regions of "other parts of Quebec"
E. The bilingual region of Eastern Ontario
F. The bilingual region of Northern Ontario
Other Related Documents
Alternate Format(s)
Printable Version

List of Bilingual Regions of Canada for Language-of-Work Purposes

Previous Table of Contents  

 

Regions of Canada prescribed under subsection 35(2) of the Official Languages Act

The following is a copy of the list of regions of Canada set out in the Treasury Board and Public Service Commission Circular No. 1977-46 of September 30, 1977, in Annex B of the part entitled "Official Languages in the Public Service of Canada: A Statement of Policies".


A. The National Capital Region


B. The Province of New Brunswick


C. The bilingual region of Montreal

1. The county of Deux-Montagnes including:

(a) Cities
Deux-Montagnes
Ste-Scholastique

(b) Towns
Oka-sur-le-Lac
St-Eustache

2. The county of Île-de-Montréal and Île-Jésus including:

(a) Cities
Beaconsfield
Côte-St-Luc
Dorval
Lachine
LaSalle
Laval
Montréal
Montréal-Nord
Outremont
Pierrefonds
Pointe-aux-Trembles
Pointe-Claire
St-Laurent
St-Léonard
Verdun
Westmount

(a) Towns
Anjou
Baie-d'Urfé
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Hampstead
Île-Dorval
Kirkland
Montréal-Est
Montréal-Ouest
Mont-Royal
Roxboro
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
Ste-Geneviève
St-Pierre

3. The county of La Prairie including:

(a) Towns
Brossard
Candiac
Delson
La Prairie

4. The county of Vaudreuil including:

(a) Towns
Dorion
Hudson
Île-Cadieux
Île-Perrot
Pincourt
Pointe-du-Moulin
Rigaud
Vaudreuil


D. The bilingual regions of "other parts of Quebec"

1. The county of Bonaventure including:

(a) Town
New-Richmond

2. The county of Gaspé-Est including:

(a) Cities
Gaspé
Percé

(b) Town
Chandler

3. The county of Brome including:

(a) Towns
Bromont
Lac-Brome
Sutton

4. The county of Compton including:

(a) Towns
Cookshire
East-Angus
Scotstown
Waterville

5. The county of Huntingdon including:

(a) Town
Huntingdon

6. The county of Missisquoi including:

(a) City
Farnham

(b) Towns
Bedford
Cowansville

7. The county of Richmond including:

(a) Towns
Asbestos
Bromptonville
Danville
Richmond
Windsor

8. The county of Sherbrooke including:

(a) City
Sherbrooke

(b) Town
Lennoxville

9. The county of Stanstead including:

(a) City
Magog

(b) Towns
Coaticook
Rock Island

10. The county of Argenteuil including:

(a) City
Lachute

(b) Town
Barkmere

11. The county of Pontiac
(excluding those sections of the county located in the National Capital Region)


E. The bilingual region of Eastern Ontario

1. The county of Glengarry including:

(a) Town
Alexandria

2. The county of Prescott including:

(a) Towns
Hawkesbury
Vankleek Hill

3. The county of Russell including:

(a) Town
Rockland
(excluding those sections of the county located in the National Capital Region)

4. The county of Stormont including:

(a) City
Cornwall


F. The bilingual region of Northern Ontario

1. The county of Algoma including:

(a) City
Sault Ste Marie

(b) Towns
Blind River
Bruce Mines
Thessalon

2. The county of Cochrane including:

(a) Towns
Cochrane
Hearst
Iroquois Falls
Kapuskasing
Smooth Rock Falls
Timmins

3. The county of Nipissing including:

(a) City
North Bay

(b) Towns
Bonfield
Cache Bay
Mattawa
Sturgeon Falls

4. The county of Sudbury including:

(a) City
Sudbury

(b) Towns
Capreol
Coniston
Copper Cliff
Espanola
Levack
Lively
Massey
Webbwood

5. The county of Timiskaming including:

(a) Towns
Charlton
Cobalt
Englehart
Latchford
New Liskeard

 

 
Previous Table of Contents