Tag: Canada
Educating Students about the Lived Experience in Canada
Schools across Canada have recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation for two years to incorporate the legacy of residential schools into the classroom....
Québec’s Temporary Migrants Seen as Threat to French
Québec's new commissioner of French says a boom in the number of temporary migrants is threatening the status of French, citing “significant repercussions."
In the...
Canada Takes AI Action to Teach French
In Canada, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that an...
Canada Settles Cultural and Linguistic ‘Genocide’ Suit
Canada has agreed to pay out C$2.8 billion ($2.09 billion) to settle a decade-long lawsuit seeking reparations for the loss of language and Indigenous...
Canada Settles Cultural and Linguistic ‘Genocide’ Suit
Canada has agreed to pay out C$2.8bn ($2.09bn) to settle a decade-long lawsuit seeking reparations for the loss of language and indigenous culture caused...
CAN$39 Million to Support Indigenous Languages in the North
CAN$39.4 million is being invested to support the efforts of communities, organizations, and governments in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut to reclaim, revitalize, maintain,...
Canadian Language Legislation Could Hinder Indigenous Workers
Proposed changes to Canada’s Official Languages Act are likely to create more “arbitrary barriers” for Indigenous people hoping to work in federal institutions and...
Canada’s Census Prompts Bilingual Education Plans
Last month, Canada’s commissioner of official languages Raymond Théberge reacted to the release of the latest Census data related to official languages by recommending...
