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?

The Official Languages Act (to come, simple past) into force in September 1969.
Under the Act, Canadians (to have, simple present) the right to receive federal government services in the official language of their choice.
The federal government (to support, present perfect continuous) the development of English and French minority communities since the Act's adoption in 1969.
New Brunswick (to be, present perfect) an officially bilingual province since 1969.
Linguistic duality (to continue, simple future) to be at the heart of Canadian identity.
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.
It is required that Parliament (to provide, present subjunctive) translations of its official reports.
When his term of office comes to an end, the Commissioner of Official Languages (to serve, future perfect) for seven years.
In 2019, organizations across Canada (to hold, simple past) events in English and French to mark the 50th anniversary of the Act.
Please (to join, imperative) us in supporting Canada's official languages for another 50 years!

Date modified: 2022-08-08

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