Multiculturalism Origin:the debate on bilingualism and biculturalism in the 1960s;a Royal Commission examined relations between French and English Canada;other ethnic communities demanded that their heritages also be acknowledged. Definition:"a multicultural society within a bilingual framework";government provided money to help different ethnic groups retain their identities.Origin: the debate on bilingualism and biculturalism in the 1960s; a Royal Commission examined relations between French and English Canada; other ethnic communities demanded that their heritages also be acknowledged. Definition: “a multicultural society within a bilingual framework”; government provided money to help different ethnic groups retain their identities. Multiculturalism