Official Languages Act
Version of section 83 from 2023-06-20 to 2024-10-30:
Marginal note:Rights relating to other languages
83 (1) Nothing in this Act abrogates or derogates from any legal or customary right acquired or enjoyed either before or after the coming into force of this Act with respect to any language other than English or French, including any Indigenous language.
Marginal note:Maintenance of linguistic heritage
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted in a manner that is inconsistent with the maintenance and enhancement of languages other than English or French, nor with the reclamation, revitalization and strengthening of Indigenous languages.
- R.S., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 83
- 2023, c. 15, s. 44
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