On June 16, the Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities (CIRLM) will launch the first book in its collection, entitled La vie dans une langue officielle minoritaire au Canada [Living in a minority official language in Canada], published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval. Under the direction of Rodrigue Landry, former Executive Director of the Institute, 19 researchers profile Canada’s two Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs): the Anglophones living in Quebec and the Francophones living outside of Quebec.

Using data from Statistics Canada’s Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities (SVOLM), the study of the linguistic and social situation of these two groups allows one to have a better understanding of the issues and challenges faced by the minority groups. In fact, since 1968, Canada recognizes two official languages in its government structure, but official equality is not always synonymous with substantive equality, a situation that can lead to a certain amount of questioning. Using data from the SVOLM, the book presents analyses specific to each group. For the two OLMCs, it examines among other things issues relating to language transmission, minority school attendance, access to health services, media influence, social involvement and geographic mobility.

The book answers several questions relating to linguistic duality in Canada and includes several theoretical and empirical studies.

Description of the book (in French): http://www.pulaval.com/produit/la-vie-dans-une-langue-officielle-minoritaire-au-Canada

The book launch will take place on June 16 at 4pm, in room 355, at Pavillon Léopold-Taillon, Université de Moncton.

Source: Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities.
For further information, please contact the CIRLM at 506.858.4669 or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To purchase the book, you can contact the Librairie acadienne at the Université de Moncton, at 506.858.4140.