2001-02 Official Languages Annual Report
Today, the President of the Treasury Board tabled her fourteenth report to Parliament on the situation of the official languages in all organizations subject to the Official Languages Act.
Two New Tools
The Official Languages Branch has developed two new tools to be used by institutions that are subject to the Official Languages Act in order to help them fulfill their obligations.
Speech by the President of the Treasury Board of Canada
During the New Brunswick Federal Council's symposium on language of work, the President of the Treasury Board of Canada promotes a new approach for language of work.
New Best Practice
At Veterans Affairs Canada, Working in the Official Language of Your Choice is a Matter of Respect.
Two New Tools
The Official Languages Branch has developed two new complementary tools to be used by institutions that are subject to the Official Languages Act in order to help them determine whether their offices and service points have an obligation to serve the public in both official languages. They are both derived from the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations.
Speech by the President of the Treasury Board
Throne Speech Debate: Speech by the Honourable Lucienne Robillard discussing Official Languages in the Public Service.
2001-2002 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Today, Dr. Dyane Adam, Commissioner of Official Languages, tables her 2001-2002 annual report in Parliament. The report is available through the following links:
Study : Attitudes Towards The Use Of Both Official Languages Within The Public Service Of Canada
The final report of the study conducted by the NFO CFgroup on Attitudes Towards the Use of Both Official Languages within the Public Service of Canada is now available. This study is very important and contains interesting recommendations. We invite you to look at the study and to send us your comments.
Compliance Review of the Official Languages Regulations
The Official Languages Branch has released a series of questions and answers concerning the Compliance Review of the Official Languages Regulations to assist institutions in carrying out this review.
Official Languages Requirements for Common Look and Feel
The Chief Information Officer Branch, in collaboration with the Official Languages Branch, has recently released an updated "Frequently Asked Questions" in order to address concerns raised by site managers.
Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages
Today, Diana Monnet, Assistant Secretary, Official Languages Branch, Joseph Ricciardi, Senior Official Languages Advisor, Official Languages Branch, Jacqueline Loranger, Official Languages Advisor, Official Languages Branch, Carole Bidal, Counsel, Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat), Ghislain Blanchard, Director, Policy Integration and Corporate Issues, Michel Gaudreau, Acting Director, Commercial and Business Aviation (Department of Transport), Jacques E. Pigeon, Senior General Counsel and Head (Department of Justice, Legal Services) and Jean-Claude Leblanc, Director, Policy Analysis and Liaison (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) appeared before the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages.
On April 18th 2002, the Honourable Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, publicly released the new Communications Policy for the Government of Canada.
Designed to ensure that communications across the federal government are well co-ordinated, effectively managed, the new policy responds to the diverse information needs of Canadians. It replaces the Government Communications Policy first published in 1988.
2001-2002 Annual Review - A guide for Federal Institutions
Below is an outline for the preparation of the Annual Review on the Implementation of Official Languages Objectives for the period April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002. You may wish to use one of the following versions.