Official Languages Day 2026
Activities and resources
Celebrate Official Languages Day 2026 with activities and resources under the theme Two Voices in Harmony.
On this page
- Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada
- Quizzes: Language Portal of Canada
- Posts on the Our Languages blog
- Writing tips
- The national anthem of Canada
- Music collection at Library and Archives Canada
- How music contributes: National Film Board of Canada
- More information
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada
- Browse these interactive snapshots to learn about trends and the current status of official languages in Canada: Snapshots of official languages in Canada
- Explore this timeline tracing the history of languages in Canada: Official Languages timeline
Quizzes: Language Portal of Canada
Challenge yourself with these quizzes that evoke Canadian voices coming together in artistic and musical harmony:
- How well do you know Canada's national anthem?
- Know your contemporary Indigenous artists
- Conjugating verbs to music
- Francophone immigration: We're all ears!
Quizzes on the Language Portal of Canada
Posts on the Our Languages blog
Read these blog posts on music, language and poetry, and lose yourself in the rhythm of the words:
Writing tips
Learn more about language and music with these writing tips:
Writing tools: Resources developed by the Language Portal to help you write more effectively in English and French.
The national anthem of Canada
Learn about the history of the national anthem. View the lyrics, sheet music, and videos of the French, English, bilingual, instrumental, and sign language versions.
Music collection at Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada holds the world's largest collection of Canadian music. It includes more than 250,000 sound and video recordings, as well as an extensive collection of sheet music, concert programs and books.
- Gramophone and phonograph recordings, 1890 to 1960
- Between the sheets [podcast]
- The Virtual Gramophone: Early Canadian sound recordings [podcast]
- Portia White: In Honour of the 75th Anniversary of her Toronto debut [blog]
How music contributes: National Film Board of Canada
Discover how music contributes to cultural transmission and the sharing of traditions by exploring the National Film Board of Canada's content. Here are a few suggestions: