What's New?

• Introducing the Language Portal of Canada

Below is the complete list of our most recent highlights.

Highlights

Headlines

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Well Written, Well Said

Gateway to English

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Quizzes

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Tip of the Week

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Introducing the Language Portal of Canada

The Government of Canada is proud to introduce its newest Web site: the Language Portal of Canada.

The launch of the Language Portal is a direct result of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality. In the Roadmap, the Government of Canada outlines two main objectives: strengthening the vitality of minority official-language communities and offering all Canadians the benefits of our two official languages. The Portal also allows Canadian organizations interested in language to contribute new content to this site.

With these objectives in mind, the Language Portal's creators have gathered a wealth of resources to help you communicate more effectively in English and French:

• TERMIUM Plus^® is yours free of charge! You now have access to nearly four million English, French and Spanish terms from the Translation Bureau's terminology and linguistic data bank.
• Many Writing Tools are now available to you. You can hone your English and French language skills.
• Gateway to English helps you enrich your vocabulary, learn new expressions and find translations for tricky French sayings.
• The Flash Quiz challenges you with a new language question every time you click on Home.
• Our Headlines keep you informed about language-related news from across Canada.
• Discover presents, in an orderly way, hundreds of Canadian Web resources that deal with the practical and theoretical aspects of language, language training, language professions, and much more.
• Our Contributors regroups the same Web resources by province and territory. This section also contains articles written by various stakeholders from the language community.
• The What's New? section will be updated each week, so you'll always be in the know.

Explore the Language Portal of Canada to see how it can benefit you!