Answer by Yakk for Why does Canada require bilingualism in a lot of federal...
There seem to be some misunderstandings here. I'll start with clearing them up.Canada is officially bilingual, and has been since its founding. French in Canada is a minority language, and part of the...
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From both these excerpts it is said that 17.5% or only (roughly) one in five Canadians are eligible for being prime minister or governor-general If you are unwilling or unable to learn a second...
View ArticleAnswer by Ian W for Why does Canada require bilingualism in a lot of federal...
Oh boy. This is a politics forum but I don't want to turn this into a debate.The OP's question title says "Why does Canada require mandatory bilingualism in all government posts?".The body then says,...
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The Canadian federal government requires bilingualism in a number of institutions, including some (not all) federal government posts. The reason is historical, but still relevant today.Parts of Canada...
View ArticleAnswer by wjandrea for Why does Canada require bilingualism in a lot of...
Edit: The question title was changed. Previously, it was:Why does Canada require mandatory bilingualism in all government posts?Canada doesn't require bilingualism in all government posts.Firstly, the...
View ArticleAnswer by pjc50 for Why does Canada require bilingualism in a lot of federal...
Few countries these days make things convenient for immigrants, and many go out of their way to make it difficult, inconvenient, expensive, or even lethal. It's not as difficult as it could be; there's...
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Canada is an officially bilingual country, and federal government business can be conducted in either English or French.The government wants to preserve the bilingual nature of the country, and is well...
View ArticleWhy does Canada require bilingualism in a lot of federal government posts?
In Canada, having fluency in English and French is mandatory (In some important government jobs like prime minister). This is considering that the group of French people in Canada is just about 20% of...
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