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QUEBEC — The Quebec government is giving the Office québécois de la langue française a big budget boost, as part of a renewed effort toward “concrete actions for developing, promoting and respecting the French language.”

Spending estimates released with Tuesday’s budget plan show total funding for three bodies related to promotion of the French language increasing from $29.8 million in 2019-20 to $42.5 million in 2021.

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The bulk of that will be a $6.7 million (28 per cent) increase of the OQLF’s budget, from $24.1 million to $30.8 million.

The additional funds will be used for priorities including ensuring that at least 80 per cent of government departments have an institutional language policy and that half of those policies “include measures guiding communications with new arrivals.”

Meanwhile, the Secrétariat à la promotion et à la valorisation de la langue française will see its budget more than double, from $4.5 million to $10.5 million.