Heritage plaques: See other side

We noticed that the same text – in English only – appeared on both sides of the provincial plaque at Old City Hall in downtown Toronto. The Provincial Plaque Program, which commemorates important historical people, places, events, sites and works, is administered by the Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism.

RESULT: As a result of our intervention, the plaque at Old City Hall was replaced with a version that has English on one side and French on the other. The Trust has begun replacing 900 unilingual plaques throughout the province with bilingual ones, following an order of priority established by the Trust. They told us the content for all plaques has been translated, and the French versions can also be found in the Trust’s online plaque database.


Learn more about the French Language Services Unit which answers questions and takes complaints about services in French.
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