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Tools, resources, best practices and initiatives

Several federal institutions submitted tools, best practices, and initiatives in the areas of official languages and artificial intelligence. The resources are meant to inspire and provide institutions with innovative practices that can be replicated or personalized to address official languages challenges.

Tools and Resources

Canada School of Public Service

• Official languages learning path
• Best practices for creating content in French

• Decision Tree to include Non-Government of Canada Web content in learning products

• Official Languages in the Production and Use of Podcasts at the School - Job Aid

Canadian Heritage

• Analysis Tool – Incorporating Official Languages Considerations (Part VII of the Official Languages Act) into the Delivery of Canadian Heritage Grant and Contribution Programs

• Inventory of official languages clauses in funding agreements

• Checklist for taking Official Languages Act Part VII Obligations into Account in Decision-Making

• Official Languages Evaluation Tool – Positive Measures and Impact Analysis (Part VII of the Official Languages Act) in the Design of Policies and Programs at Canadian Heritage

• Official Language Minority Communities Dashboard

CBC / Société Radio-Canada

• Mauril Toolkit - Everything you need to become Mauril ambassador

Employment and Social Development Canada

• The Language Learning Companion
• Part VII lens in practice at ESDC
• Infographic of Official Languages Lens Part VII of the OLA: Federal institutions’ commitments and duties

Health Canada

• Impact Analysis Tool Part VII of the Official Languages Act
• Health Canada Monitoring and Self-Assessment Tool of Positive Measures under Part VII of the Official Languages Act

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

• Key stages of a compliance agreement (2025)
• Infographic + video: The complaint process: On the road to compliance
• All Eyes on Official Languages: Official languages workshops for federal public servants

• Effective practices for chairing bilingual meetings and externally sourced presentation

• Pamphlet - Active offer: A culture of respect, a culture of excellence

• Bilingual Teams meeting backgrounds

• Public service supervisors and language-of-work requirements (Part V of the Official Languages Act) (2025)

Official Languages Centre of Excellence (OLCE) at Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada (TBS)

• Community of Official Languages - OLCE GCwiki
• The OL Connection - OLCE Newsletter

• Annual Reports on Official Languages

• Language Training Hub - wiki
• Guidelines on Second Official Language Training

• Official Languages Accountability and Reporting Framework
• Committee of Assistant Deputy Ministers on Official Languages (CADMOL)

Public Health Agency of Canada

• PHAC Official Languages Action Plan 2023-2026

• Found out more about the Public Health Agency of Canada!

• Social determinants of health and health inequalities

• Part VII Internal SharePoint Hub – Empowering Official Languages at the PHAC

• PHAC's Official Languages Organizational Maturity Self-Assessment

• PHAC's Logic Model Framework for Part VII of the Official Language Act

• Infographic of the Science in French PHAC's Initiative

Translation Bureau – Language Portal of Canada

• Resources of the Language Portal of Canada
• Language Navigator
• The Artificial Intelligence Terminology Concept Map
• The Our Languages blog
• A few tips for using AI when writing
• Official Languages Hub