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EVENTS Multiple events are organized as part of the Forum, including armchair discussions (see below), a presentation of Mauril and a day dedicated to the Language Portal of Canada!

ARMCHAIR DISCUSSIONS Thanks to a partnership with the Canada School of Public Service, all federal employees are invited to attend two armchair discussions.

From linguistic insecurity to linguistic security: Coaching, resilience and risk taking Imagine using coaching to implement language security. Are you familiar with the concept of language resilience? Do you recognize the impact of leaders who make incredible efforts to speak in their second language? Do you want to learn more about a risk-taking application that helps federal public servants reduce their language insecurity? To answer these questions, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has brought together experts who will share their experiences with regard to certain skills related to building language security on an individual and organizational basis. Guest of Honour Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and to the Minister of Digital Government Speakers Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Nikolay Slavkov, Associate Professor, Director, Canadian Centre for Studies and Research in Bilingualism and Language Planning, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), University of Ottawa David Carter, Senior Advisor, Official Languages, Human Resources and Workplace Management Branch, Corporate Management and Services Sector, Natural Resources Canada Sue Duguay, President, Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française Louise Varagnolo, Strategic Advisor, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Moderator Carsten Quell, Executive Director, Center of excellence in Official Languages, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Information Date and time: March 3, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (ET) Registration: Canada School of Public Service or csps.learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca Resources Linguistic Risk-Taking Initiative (Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, University of Ottawa)

Armchair discussion on official languages leadership: Walking the Talk Across Canada! Canadian Heritage hosts public service executives recognized for their leadership in the promotion of English and French to share their experience. The guest speakers will inspire you by discussing their leadership style with respect to official languages and how they help foster workplaces that are bilingual, inclusive and diverse within the federal public service. They will address a range of official languages issues, such as using our second official language, tolerance and linguistic security, awareness and the influential role of senior managers. Guest of Honour Hélène Laurendeau, Champion of the Official Languages Community, and Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage Panelists Dr. Martine Dubuc, Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada Dr. Valerie Gideon, Associate Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada Daniel Quan-Watson, Champion for Visible Minorities, and Deputy Minister, Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Vice-Admiral Haydn C. Edmundson, CMM, MSM, CD, Canadian Armed Forces Moderator Stéphan Déry, Chair, Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions; Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada Information Date and time: March 3, 2021, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. (ET) Registration: Canada School of Public Service or csps.learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca