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The OL Connection Home References Tools Events PROL Corner Newsletter Contact us FRANÇAIS SUBSCRIBE Are you a public servant? Want to join our mailing list? Subscribe here. May 2025 New look for the Reporting GCwiki page Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise (OLRRE) Spotlight on the Second Official Language Training Framework Tools: Accommodation Measures for Formal Language Training Exclusions on medical grounds and Government of Canada Workplace Accessibility Passport Let's talk about artificial intelligence and official languages in November! Official Languages Day is back! Spring cleaning: update your official language contacts January 2025 Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise Annual Official Languages Review Exercise Audit and evaluation The Network of Section 41 Coordinators has changed its name Join the Network of Persons Responsible for Part VII of the Official Languages Act group on GCcollab! 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population Spotlight on the second official language training framework tools: Language maintenance learning path Spotlight on tools for increasing the linguistic profiles of Supervisory Positions in Bilingual Regions Update to the Frequently Asked Questions on exclusions from meeting official language proficiency Switzerland and Canada celebrate plurilingualism together Canadian Heritage pilot project: Official Languages Consultations Calendar The Translation Bureau: At Your Side for 90 Years Official languages workshops for federal public servants October 2024 2023-24 Annual Official Languages Review Exercise Spotlight on the Second Official Language Training Framework Tools: Playbook Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise - Measurement of Demand The Translation Bureau Celebrates a Key Milestone in 2024 Interdepartmental Portability of Level A and B Results for Alternative Methods of Oral Proficiency Testing September 2024 Special Edition Collection of Institutional Best Practices for Establishing Language Requirements of Positions Glossary on Section 91 of the Official Languages Act – Language Requirements of Positions Other resources July 2024 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Supervisory Position Requirements Official Languages Accountability and Reporting Framework Tabling of the Annual Report on Official Languages 2022–23 New! Changes to the investigation process at the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Update on the Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise (OLRRE) Language Training Framework New Tool - Bank of pre-translated messages for communications in emergency or crisis situations Protecting interpreters in virtual and hybrid mode Recovery of fees for requests for exclusions on medical grounds April 2024 Update on the Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise Update on supervisory positions requirements Updates from the Public Service Commission New resource page for monitoring and reporting Looking for conference interpreters Best Practices Forum on Official Languages Spring cleaning: List of official languages contacts February 2024 Update on the Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise Launch of the Annual Official Languages Review Exercise New official languages tool for institutions in the core public administration Glossary: Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the public) Regulations New tools and Hub on language training Federal public servants’ most frequently used languages of work in 2021 Official Languages: What you need to know about Section 91 of the Official Languages Act Best Practices Forum on Official Languages Workshops offered by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 2023 Student Exit Survey: Official Languages results November 2023 Launch of the Official Languages Regulations Reapplication Exercise Tabling of the Annual Report on Official Languages 2021–22 2022 Public Service Employee Survey Results Role and responsibilities of Persons responsible for official languages Standardized (or Generic) Job Descriptions Best Practices Forum on Official Languages Summer 2023 The upcoming Official Languages Regulations Re-Application Exercise Royal Assent of Bill C-13 Update: CBC requirement for bilingual supervisory positions End of second language evaluation temporary measure 3 for reading comprehension and written expression System for Official Languages Obligations Substantive equality in the context of communications and services with the public Check out the Guidelines for inclusive writing! Official Languages Day: Save the date! Conference of Official Languages Champions Subscribe to the Human Resources Council Newsletter Contacting the Official Languages Centre of Excellence April 2023 New resource page on the Regulations Non-imperative appointments and deployments: updates and reminders New online self-study platform to learn English as a second language or French as a second language Is my office subject to the Official Languages Regulations? New list of official language minority schools in Canada System for Official Languages Obligations: We need your support! Hybrid meeting facilities Rollout of the Translation Bureau’s GClingua solution continues! February 2023 System for Official Languages Obligations (SOLO) Help us protect interpreters during your next virtual or hybrid meeting New tool on official languages obligations in transfer payments Next orientation session for Official Languages Champions New National Coordinator of the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions December 2022 2023 Best Practices Forum on Official Languages To use, or not to use, machine translation: that is the question! 2022 Student Exit Survey: Official languages results List of official language minority schools in Canada Celebrate in both official languages! Event: Supporting Indigenous Talent Courses: Preparation for second language evaluations September 2022 Amendments to the Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages Regulations - Communications with and Services to the Public 2022-2023 Management Accountability Framework Survey: GC Collaborative Platforms Official Languages Summit Official Languages Day 2022 Summer 2022 The amended Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations Reminder: signature block requirements Explore!Resources for persons responsible for official languages Employment opportunity Podcast: Let’s talk bilingualism! Contact information for the Official Languages Center of Excellence (OLCE) Important dates to add to your calendar May 2022 Changes to temporary measures for second language evaluations: what you should know FAQ on non-imperative staffing Increasing the representation of English-speaking public servants in Quebec Spring cleaning: list of persons responsible for official languages, official languages champions and Section 41 coordinators 2022 Conference of Official Languages Champions Training for Executives on Linguistic Insecurity Best Practices Forum on Official Languages: Thank you! February 2022 Best Practices Forum on Official Languages Tabling of the Annual Report on Official Languages 2019–2020 Last call for input on the Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages Regulations Call out for best practices: official languages related signature block add-ons Bootcamp on Official Languages and Information Session for Official Languages Champions Bootcamp on Official Languages for persons responsible for official languages (PROL) ARCHIVES December 2021 September 2021 April 2021 February 2021 December 2020 October 2020 August 2020 July 2020 May 2020