 Since French-speaking Canadians usually use reference works written by the French, by Belgians and by reputed Canadian linguists and lexicographers alike, answers concerning an endogenous norm are not always apparent.Although Standard French has in fact undergone centuries of human intervention and language planning, popular opinion contends that Standard French should consist solely of the rulings by the Académie française in France or in standardization from terminological work by the Office québécois de la langue française in Quebec.There is further perceived or actual linguistic hegemony in favour of France by virtue of tradition, former imperialism, and a demographic majority.