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The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada releases a variety of material to the media regarding its work, activities, publications and the Commissioner’s opinions. More detailed information about Canada’s official languages and how Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages is protecting the language rights of Canadians and promoting Canada’s official languages can be found in our sections on publications, tools and resources and statistics.
2017
Six cities to host conference on the future of linguistic duality
Thursday, November 23, 2017
As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is organizing a conference on The future of linguistic duality: Our official languages, our identity. The goal of this flagship event, which will be held simultaneously in six cities and...
Canada School of Public Service is on the right track when it comes to making learning activities available in both official languages
Thursday, November 02, 2017
The Canada School of Public Service (the School) is on the right track to improve its learning activities in both official languages, according to Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley in her Canada School of Public Service audit report released today.
Letter to the editor – It’s time to talk about bilingualism in the public service
Thursday, October 05, 2017
The bilingualism bonus given to some federal public servants has recently become an issue again, having appeared in one of the recommendations of the report on language of work, which was released on September 14 by the Clerk of the Privy Council, Michael Wernick. The report is not just about...
Letter to the editor - Missed opportunities
Friday, September 29, 2017
When I learned that Governor General Designate Julie Payette spoke mostly in English when she helped to induct Quebec band Beau Dommage into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in Toronto on Saturday, I thought about missed opportunities.
2016 Census language data: Interim Commissioner of Official Languages says doubts about the size of Quebec’s English-speaking communities need to be cleared up as soon as possible
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley voiced her concerns today about the reliability of the 2016 Census data released last week by Statistics Canada on Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
2016 Census language data: Federal government must renew its support for official language communities in the territories
Friday, August 04, 2017
In response to the release of the 2016 Census data about the linguistic characteristics of Canadians, Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley urged the federal government to put concrete measures in place that take into consideration all of the data released by Statistics...
2016 Census language data
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
In response to the release of the 2016 Census data about the linguistic characteristics of Canadians, Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley urged the federal government to put concrete measures in place that take into consideration all of the data released by Statistics...
Ghislaine Saikaley appointed again as Interim Commissioner of Official Languages
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Governor in Council has appointed Ghislaine Saikaley as Interim Commissioner of Official Languages for another six months.
Interim Commissioner of Official Languages says federal language regime due for review
Thursday, June 08, 2017
As the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act approaches, Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley says that it is time to conduct a review of the federal language regime.
Details on the complaints about the appointment process for the position of Commissioner of Official Languages
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received a number of complaints alleging that the Government did not respect subsection 49(1) of the Official Languages Act during the appointment process for the person who will become Commissioner of Official Languages.
Languages commissioners call for concrete measures for Francophone immigration
Friday, March 31, 2017
The Interim Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, Ghislaine Saikaley, along with her New Brunswick counterpart, Katherine d’Entremont, and the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario, François Boileau, reiterated today the importance and urgency of implementing concrete measures to...
Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Remains Confident CATSA Can Succeed in Meeting its Language Obligations
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
An audit report released today by Interim Commissioner of Official Languages Ghislaine Saikaley says that the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has the potential to succeed in meeting its official language obligations when it comes to communicating with the travelling public.
