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Wikipedia: Official bilingualism is the term used in Canada to collectively describe the policies, constitutional provisions, and laws which give English and French a special legal status over other languages in Canada’s courts, parliament and administration. Official bilingualism should not be confused with personal bilingualism, which is the capacity of a person to speak two languages. However, the promotion of personal bilingualism in English and French is an important objective of official bilingualism in Canada, and is addressed more fully below.
![[Bilingual stop sign in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bilingualstopsign_s.jpg "Bilingual stop sign in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.")
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![[Bilingual sign for Preston Street in Ottawa, placed above a sign marking that the street is in Little Italy]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Corso_Italia_Ottawa_street_sign_s.jpg "Bilingual sign for Preston Street in Ottawa, placed above a sign marking that the street is in Little Italy")
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