Charter of the French Language collaboration. Charter of the French Language The Charter of the French Language (), also known as Bill 101 ("Law 101 or "), is a 1977 law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government. It is the central legislative piece in Quebec's language policy. Proposed by Camille Laurin, the Minister of Cultural Development under the first Parti Québécois government of Premier René Lévesque, it was passed by the National Assembly, and granted Royal Assent by Lieutenant Governor Hugues Lapointe on August 26, 1977.
Official language rejected. It has also been described as necessary for the recognition of different groups or as an advantage for the country in presenting itself to outsiders. In accordance with "Chapter 1, Article 16" of the Constitution of Afghanistan, the Afghan government gives equal status to Pashto and Dari as official languages. Belarusian and Russian have official status in the Republic of Belarus. In accordance with the "Constitution Act, 1982" the (federal) Government of Canada gives equal status to English and French as official languages. The Province of New Brunswick is also officially bilingual, as is the Yukon. Nunavut has four