Moncton, May 6, 2013 – The Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities and the International Observatory on Language Rights are pleased to hold a conference marking the 50^th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. This conference, for which you can refer to the appendix to view the program, will take place this coming June 14^th at the Université de Moncton’s Faculté de droit and is an initiative carried out jointly by the University of Ottawa and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada. As part of this initiative, conferences will be held in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Moncton.

The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was created in 1963 and delivered its report in 1969.  The conclusions reached by the Commission’s Co-Chairmen, André Laurendeau, Editor-In-Chief of the newspaper Le Devoir, and Davidson Dunton, President of Carleton University, have had tangible consequences on the linguistic landscape of the Canada we know today, and that we sometimes take for granted.  This conference will give us an opportunity to appreciate its heritage.

Please register via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by telephone at 858-4491.  The conference is open to everyone and admission is free.  

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For more information: Director, Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities 506 858-4491

You can download the program by clicking here.