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Official Languages Act (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words) |
 | The Official Languages Act of 1969 is an Act of Parliament which recognizes English and French as the official languages of Canada. |
| The 1988 act is a new and improved version of the Official Languages Act of 1969, that was one of the major consequences of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. |
| The primary impact of the 1969 act was in providing federal services in both languages, where population size warranted it. |
| Official Languages Within Crown Corporations and Other Institutions Subject to Official Languages Act - Official ... (2417 words) |
| Introduce activities to maintain or develop the second language (for employees who have already attained a given language level) and language training activities (for employees who wish to learn the other official language, even though they are not in bilingual positions). |
| Encourage consultation with official language minority communities, in terms of service quality and support for their development, to optimize the impact of decisions on them, relating to research, policies, programs, services (including alternative service delivery) and initiatives (including institutional transformations, partnerships and federal-provincial agreements). |
| The Task Force is convinced that by using all the organization's resources, the official languages champion will be able to raise his or her institution's consciousness on the importance of respect for the rights and obligations under the Act, and the realities and aspirations of official language minority communities. |
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