Charter of the French Language Quebec responded by re-enacting in French and in English the Charter of the French Language, leaving intact articles 7 through 13. In 1993, the Charter's provisions related to the language of the legislature and courts were made compliant with the Supreme Court's ruling. The government departments, agencies are designated by their French name alone, all administrative documents are drafted and published in the official language. All communications by the administration with other governments and legal persons, between departments and internally inside departments, are conducted in the official language. Knowledge of the official language appropriate to the office being applied for
Official language Official language An official language is a language given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a country's official language refers to the language used within government (judiciary, legislature, administration). Since "the means of expression of a people cannot be changed by any law", the term "official language" does not typically refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government. About half the countries of the world have declared one or more official languages. The government of Italy officialised Italian only in 1999, and some nations (such as the