Official Language Community Development Bureau
The Official Language Community Development Bureau
at Health Canada coordinates the implementation of Section 41 of
the Official Languages Act (Part VII), which aims to enhance
the vitality of official language minority communities (Francophones
outside Quebec and Anglophones in Quebec) and to promote the use
of English and French within the Department in support of linguistic
duality.
The Bureau's responsibilities also include:
- promoting and developing of partnerships with official language
minority communities;
- providing advice and guidance to Health Canada branches and
regional offices to assist them in the implementation of Part
VII of the Official Languages Act using a departmental-wide
approach;
- coordinating the preparation of the annual Action Plan and Status
Report concerning the implementation of Section 41 of the Official
Languages Act;
- leading and integrating the efforts of the coordinators responsible
for the implementation of Part VII of the Official
Languages Act across the department; and
- managing the funding (by means of contributions) allocated to
activities and initiatives aimed at improving access to health
services for official language minority communities, in accordance
with the Action Plan for Official Languages.
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