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Fact Sheet
Major Changes
New Official Languages Policies
(effective April 1st, 2004)
Imperative staffing
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Is the norm for all bilingual positions.
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Is mandatory for all positions or functions that are indispensable
in providing services to the public or to employees in both official
languages.
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Is mandatory when staffing bilingual positions at the EX-03 level
since 2005 and in 2007 at the EX-02 level:
Non-imperative staffing
Language Training
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Is taken upon appointment or deployment of EXs to bilingual positions
staffed non imperatively; exceptionally, it may start at a later date when
an institution has an important and immediate operational need or in a
unilingual region if it is not immediately available.
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Is recommended as soon as possible after the appointment or deployment of
incumbents of positions at other levels.
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Is integrated into career development and recruitment and development
programs.
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Hour limits are increased and apply to all employees, including EXs and
CAP participants:
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1,210 hours for level A (approximately 32 weeks);
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1,710 hours for level B (approximately 46 weeks);
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2,270 hours for level C (approximately 61 weeks).
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