2021–2022 in brief: achievements
- Release of the results of the public opinion survey
- 87% of Canadians support the aims of the Official Languages Act.
- Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique’s case
- Major victory for the vitality of official language minority communities in Canada.
- Did you know? The Commissioner filed the notice of appeal for this case in 2018.
- Tabling of Bill C-13
- An essential step in advancing both official languages in Canada.
- Bill grants new powers to the Commissioner, including the ability to impose administrative monetary penalties.
- Improvements to the Official Languages Maturity Model
- 18 federal institutions used the Office of the Commissioner’s tool, which is now easier to use.
- Landmark ruling in the Dionne case
- Ruling once again demonstrates the importance of federal employees’ language-of-work rights.
- Release of the Office of the Commissioner’s study on the 4.4% target for French-speaking immigrants in Francophone minority communities
- Troubling impact of the decline in the demographic weight of these communities.
- We need a new, clear objective and a higher Francophone immigration target.
