The Conseil supérieur de la langue française (English: Superior Council of the French Language) is an advisory council in Quebec, Canada, whose mission is "to advise the minister responsible for the application of the Charter of the French language on any question relative to the French language in Quebec". It works in close collaboration with equivalent bodies in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
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Section 185 of the Quebec Charter of the French Language establishes a Council under the name of Conseil supérieur de la langue française. It was initially created in 1977 with the adoption of the Charter.
Mandate
The mandate of the Quebec Council is to "advise the minister responsible for the application of the Charter of the French language on any question relative to the French language in Quebec."
Specifically, the Council may:
Powers
In order to carry out its mission, the Council may:
In addition, it may inform the public on any question relative to the French language in Quebec.
Council members
The Council is made up of eight members appointed by the government:
Studies and Research
The council has conducted many studies since 1978, most of which are available online for consultation. The studies touch various subjects from linguistic human rights, language shifts and assimilation, language planning, quality of written and spoken language, terminology, language demographics, challenges to linguistic and cultural diversity in the era of globalization etc.
Award
The Council awards various prizes: