Official Languages Act: Past, present and future

Since its adoption, the Official Languages Act has played an important role in promoting and supporting both of Canada's official languages. Try our quiz to get a snapshot of the Act while testing your knowledge of verb tenses and moods! Can you conjugate the following verbs correctly?

1. The Official Languages Act (to come, simple past) into force in September 1969.

was coming

had come

came

2. Under the Act, Canadians (to have, simple present) the right to receive federal government services in the official language of their choice.

are having

have

have had

3. The federal government (to support, present perfect continuous) the development of English and French minority communities since the Act's adoption in 1969.

has supported

supports

has been supporting

4. New Brunswick (to be, present perfect) an officially bilingual province since 1969.

has been

is

has been being

5. Linguistic duality (to continue, simple future) to be at the heart of Canadian identity.

will have continued

will continue

will be continuing

6. The adoption of the Act meant that the federal government (to commit, past perfect) to fostering the full recognition and use of both official languages in Canada.

had committed

commits

has been committing

7. It is required that Parliament (to provide, present subjunctive) translations of its official reports.

will provide

provides

provide

8. When his term of office comes to an end, the Commissioner of Official Languages (to serve, future perfect) for seven years.

will serve

will have served

will be serving

9. In 2019, organizations across Canada (to hold, simple past) events in English and French to mark the 50th anniversary of the Act.

had held

were holding

held

10. Please (to join, imperative) us in supporting Canada's official languages for another 50 years!

be joining

to join

join