Question: when did canada officially became a bilingual country

title: Official bilingualism in Canada
text: Jurisdiction Right to use English and French in Parliament / Legislature Laws are Bilingual Right to use English or French in the courts Canada Yes . Yes . Yes . Alberta Yes . No : English only . Yes , but only in oral submissions , not written . British Columbia No : English only . No : English only . No : English only . Manitoba Yes . Yes . Yes . New Brunswick Yes . Yes . Yes . Newfoundland and Labrador No : English only . No : English only . No : English only . Nova Scotia No : English only . No : English only . No : English only . Ontario Yes . Yes . Yes . Prince Edward Island No : English only . No : English only . No : English only . Quebec Yes . Yes . Yes . Saskatchewan Yes . Laws and regulations can be in English only , or in both English and French . Yes . Northwest Territories Yes , as well as any of the other nine official territorial languages . Yes . Yes . A party can also use one of the other nine official languages for oral submissions . Nunavut Yes , and also the Inuit language . Yes . Yes , and also the Inuit language . Yukon Yes , and also Yukon aboriginal languages . Yes . Yes .