Official Languages Act of Nunavut

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The Official Languages Act of Nunavut is a territorial law that establishes and protects the use of Inuit languages, English, and French in government and public services across Nunavut.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nunavut legislation ⓘ
language rights law ⓘ
territorial statute ⓘ
aimsTo enhance the status of Inuit Language relative to English and French ⓘ
areaOfLaw constitutional and administrative law (territorial context) ⓘ
basedOn language rights principles in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
collectiveTermUsed Inuit Language ⓘ
complements Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
defines official languages of Nunavut ⓘ
enactedBy Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ
geographicalCoverage all communities in Nunavut ⓘ
guarantees right to receive services from territorial institutions in an official language under specified conditions ⓘ
right to use official languages in Nunavut courts ⓘ
right to use official languages in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ
inspiredBy Official Languages Act (Canada) ⓘ
jurisdiction Nunavut ⓘ
languageFamilyEmphasized Eskimo–Aleut languages ⓘ
languagePriority gives special recognition to Inuit Language as the original language of Nunavut ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
officialLanguageRecognized English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Inuinnaqtun ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ
policyGoal equitable access to public services in official languages ⓘ
preservation and revitalization of Inuit Language ⓘ
protects linguistic rights of English-speaking residents in Nunavut ⓘ
linguistic rights of French-speaking residents in Nunavut ⓘ
linguistic rights of Inuit in Nunavut ⓘ
purpose to guarantee access to territorial public services in Inuit Language, English, and French ⓘ
to protect and promote the Inuit Language in Nunavut ⓘ
recognizesLanguageGroup Inuit languages ⓘ
regulates use of official languages in Nunavut ⓘ
relatedTo Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
replaces Northwest Territories Official Languages Act (as applied to Nunavut) ⓘ
requires certain public signage to be displayed in official languages ⓘ
government communications to be available in official languages as prescribed ⓘ
scope Government of Nunavut departments and agencies ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ
Nunavut courts ⓘ
certain municipalities and public agencies in Nunavut ⓘ
territorial public institutions ⓘ
subjectMatter language of education (in relation to public bodies) ⓘ
language of legislation ⓘ
language of service ⓘ
language of the courts ⓘ
language of work in territorial institutions ⓘ
typeOfRight collective language rights ⓘ
individual language rights ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut → legalBasis → Official Languages Act of Nunavut ⓘ
Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut → legalBasis → Inuit Language Protection Act of Nunavut ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Inuinnaqtun → languagePolicyContext → Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Nunavut → hasLanguageLegislation → Official Languages Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Nunavut → hasLanguageLegislation → Inuit Language Protection Act ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Official Languages Act of Nunavut → relatedTo → Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Official Languages Act of Nunavut → complements → Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut) ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut
Official Languages Act of Nunavut → languagePriority → gives special recognition to Inuit Language as the original language of Nunavut ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act of Nunavut