Enhancement of Official Languages Program

Service Delivery Standards for this funding progam.

The Enhancement of Official Languages Program is designed to foster among Canadians a greater understanding and appreciation of the benefits of linguistic duality. Through partnerships and agreements with provinces, territories and non-governmental organizations in support of second-language learning, and initiatives fostering mutual understanding between English- and French-speaking Canadians, this program brings Canadians to recognize and support linguistic duality as a fundamental value of Canadian society.

Components

• Promotion of Linguistic Duality
  • funding of activities to enhance linguistic duality; and
  • funding of activities to encourage the offer of services in both official languages.

• Second-Language Learning
  • assistance to the provinces and territories for second-language teaching;
  • granting of bursaries and monitor positions for improving second-language skills;
  • funding of activities to support second-language learning; and
  • summer employment under Young Canada Works.