Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 13

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

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March 31, 2023


Joint Statement by Ministers Rodriguez, Miller, Hajdu, Vandal on the National Indigenous Languages Day

NationTalk: Canadian Heritage – This statement is also available in the following languages: Innu-aimun Mi’kmaq Oji-Cree (translation will follow) Plains Cree (translation will follow) Western Ojibway Dene Inuktitut (North Baffin) Michif Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan...

June 21, 2019


Indigenous Languages Act receives Royal Assent

Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages (short title: Indigenous Languages Act), was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 February 2019 by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism. Bill C-91 enacts the Indigenous Languages Act, which recognizes Indigenous language rights as Aboriginal rights protected under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The bill enables the...

February 5, 2019


Bill C-91 introduced in Parliament

“Bill C-91: An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages” (The Indigenous Languages Act) introduced in Parliament....

April 21, 2016


Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples tabled in Parliament

Romeo Saganash, MP, tabled Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This bill would require the Government of Canada to take initiatives with regard to the use of Aboriginal languages in the public domain, education and the media. The...

December 9, 2015


Bill S-212, “An Act for the advancement of the aboriginal languages of Canada and to recognize and respect aboriginal language rights” introduced in Parliament

Senator Serge Joyal tabled Bill S-212, An Act for the advancement of the aboriginal languages of Canada and to recognize and respect aboriginal language rights. The bill is intended to set out the Government of Canada’s commitment on the advancement of Aboriginal languages and respect for Aboriginal language rights. Bill S-212 was debated and adopted by the Senate...

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