Charter of the French Language
1977 LAW IN QUEBEC, CANADA DEFINING FRENCH AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE PROVINCE
Quebec Charter of the French Language; Bill 101; Loi 101; Charter of the French language; Charter of the french language; Charte de la langue française; La charte de la langue française; Language policy in Quebec; French Language Charter; Bill 96; An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec
The Charter of the French Language (), also known in English as Bill 101, Law 101 (), or Quebec French Preference Law, is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government. It is the central legislative piece in Quebec's language policy, and one of the three statutory documents Quebec society bases its cohesion upon, along with the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Civil Code of Quebec.