Answer “true” or “false” to the following statements to check your
general knowledge of the Act. Then check your answers.
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1. The primary reason the Act was passed was
to ensure service to the public in English and French. |
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2. The Act confers on members of the public
the obligation to request service in the official language of their
choice. |
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3. The Act obliges institutions to provide
service to the public in the two official languages in certain
circumstances. |
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4. Individual public servants have linguistic
obligations only if they occupy bilingual positions. |
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5. The Act gives members of the public the
right to choose the official language in which they wish to be served. |
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6. Under the Act, institutions are obliged to
announce that service is available in both official languages. |
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7. The obligation to make an “active offer” of
service does not apply to communications with visitors to Canada and
federal inmates. |
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