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| Historical Background | | | 1982 : Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms constitutionally guarantees minority language educational rights to French-speaking communities outside Quebec. March 1990 : The Supreme Court of Canada rules that where numbers warrant, Section 23 of the Canadian Charter gives parents of the linguistic minority a right to manage and control educational institutions attended by their children. November 1993 : Following the 1990 Supreme Court ruling, the province of Alberta modifies its School Act to include all of the provisions needed to ensure the implementation of the Section 23 Charter right of French-speaking parents in regards to minority labnguage instruction and governance. December 2001 : Following an amendment to the Alberta School Act, the Francophone school boards keep their designation as blended boards (both public and Catholic schools) except for the Calgary region which has a francophone public board as well as a francophone catholic board. The School Act requires that the francophone school boards designate their schools as either public or catholic. | | |
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