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<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>BEYOND THE PROMOTION ROLE</small></span></strong></span></span>

<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>STRENGTHENING THE COUNCIL’S ROLE AS A MOBILIZER</small></span></strong></span></span>

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<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The main measure proposed is to encourage official languages champions to act as agents of change by exercising a more strategic and tactical role.<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">In consultation with its partners, the Council will propose common approaches and opportunities for champions to go beyond their promotion functions and fully exercise their role by suggesting elements for their institution’s official languages program, if their situation permits. Through their role in their organization’s executive committee and official languages committee, champions are in a unique position to make a special contribution to the advancement of the official languages program during this pivotal time by demonstrating leadership and influence. To that end, we have identified a few key activities:

<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Mobilizing the official languages champion community to advance the official languages program is central to the Council’s mandate. To that end, we have identified four key activities:

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Enhancing champions’ leadership role in times of emergency by ensuring that an official languages lens is applied, particularly in communications;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Support efforts to modernize the ''Official Languages Act'';

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to lay the groundwork for the implementation of the new ''Official Languages Act'';

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Promote the designation of Official Languages Day so that the event is celebrated throughout Canadian society;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to ensure implementation of the recommendations of the Public Service Employee Survey Working Group and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s second-language training framework;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Keep champions informed through the ''Dare'' newsletter;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Identifying the converging points between official languages, Indigenous languages, and diversity and inclusion, and providing materials so that champions are better equipped to address these issues.

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Promote the best practices of federal institutions by listing them in the Official Languages Hub^®.

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<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>BEYOND THE PROMOTION ROLE</small></span></strong></span></span>

<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>SUPPORTING THE CHAMPIONS</small></span></strong></span></span>

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<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The main measure proposed is to encourage official languages champions to act as agents of change by exercising a more strategic and tactical role.<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">In consultation with its partners, the Council will propose common approaches and opportunities for champions to go beyond their promotion functions and fully exercise their role by suggesting elements for their institution’s official languages program, if their situation permits. Through their role in their organization’s executive committee and official languages committee, champions are in a unique position to make a special contribution to the advancement of the official languages program during this pivotal time by demonstrating leadership and influence. To that end, we have identified a few key activities:

<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">One of the Council’s important roles is to provide support and tools for the 215 official languages champions across the public service so that they are able to support their deputy heads. Concrete measures have been planned to achieve this<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">:

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Enhancing champions’ leadership role in times of emergency by ensuring that an official languages lens is applied, particularly in communications;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Develop online training to complement the information sessions for new champions;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to lay the groundwork for the implementation of the new ''Official Languages Act'';

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Provide support to ensure a smooth transition between champions;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to ensure implementation of the recommendations of the Public Service Employee Survey Working Group and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s second-language training framework;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Keep champions informed through the ''Dare'' newsletter;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Identifying the converging points between official languages, Indigenous languages, and diversity and inclusion, and providing materials so that champions are better equipped to address these issues.

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Promote the best practices of federal institutions by listing them in the Official Languages Hub^®.

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<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>BEYOND THE PROMOTION ROLE</small></span></strong></span></span>

<span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small>WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP</small></span></strong></span></span>

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<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The main measure proposed is to encourage official languages champions to act as agents of change by exercising a more strategic and tactical role.<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">In consultation with its partners, the Council will propose common approaches and opportunities for champions to go beyond their promotion functions and fully exercise their role by suggesting elements for their institution’s official languages program, if their situation permits. Through their role in their organization’s executive committee and official languages committee, champions are in a unique position to make a special contribution to the advancement of the official languages program during this pivotal time by demonstrating leadership and influence. To that end, we have identified a few key activities:

<br><p> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The Council has few resources, and its capacity to act depends on cooperation. It plans to strengthen relationships with existing partners and identify new partnership opportunities. Key activities include the following<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">:

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Enhancing champions’ leadership role in times of emergency by ensuring that an official languages lens is applied, particularly in communications;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Setting up and maintaining partnerships with [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/values/council-network-official-languages-champions/council-network-official-languages-champions-about-us.html '''key organizations'''] in the federal government and with community stakeholders such as the [https://linguisticduality.ca/network/ '''Linguistic Duality Network'''], composed of Canadian Parents for French, French for the Future and the Dialogue Foundation;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to lay the groundwork for the implementation of the new ''Official Languages Act'';

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Exploring new partnerships with stakeholders responsible for Indigenous and other languages spoken in Canada, including sign languages;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Encouraging champions to ensure implementation of the recommendations of the Public Service Employee Survey Working Group and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s second-language training framework;

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Chairing and participating in various committees, working groups and networks such as the annual events organizing committee, the Working Group on the Public Service Employee Survey and the Committee of Assistant Deputy Ministers on Official Languages (CADMOL);

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Identifying the converging points between official languages, Indigenous languages, and diversity and inclusion, and providing materials so that champions are better equipped to address these issues.

* <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Organizing conferences in official language minority communities.

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