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A day of discussions and exchanging best practices

This session will feature dynamic informative presentations, learning activities and networking opportunities, including kiosks from several federal institutions. The program focuses on how artificial intelligence can support institutions in meeting their official language obligations related to language of work, the public’s right to obtain federal services in their official language of choice, and the advancement of equality of status and use of English and French.

Agenda

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST)

Virtual (MS Teams) and in-person

125 Zaida Eddy Private, Ottawa, Ontario

By invitation only. This event is for persons responsible for official languages, Part VII of the Official Languages Act and language training in federal institutions. These individuals received an email on September 25th inviting them to register for this event.

Program

Welcoming remarks

Vidya ShankarNarayan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat  

Ice-breaker activity

A facilitated activity for our virtual and in-person participants.

Karim Adam, Director, Monitoring, Compliance, and Strategic Orientation for Part VII (Equality of English and French), Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Presentation: Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve bilingualism in the public service

Carsten Quell, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Discussions: Identifying challenges through dialogue

Moderated group discussions aimed at identifying potential challenges related to the deployment of artificial intelligence solutions in support of official languages.

Annie Proulx, Director, Regulations and Policy, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Nöel Eichel, Director, Governance and support to federal institutions, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Lunch, kiosks and networking

Bring your own lunch or purchase a hot or cold meal on-site from a local vendor (Thai cuisine from Épicerie Poûkham). Visit the exhibition hall.

Dragon’s Den: Official Languages Edition

Moderated by Vidya ShankarNarayan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Dragons:

• Carsten Quell, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Brandon Lee, Director General, Grants and Contributions, Transformation Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
• Joshua Turner, Manager, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Shared Services Canada

Presenters:

1. AI-Driven Language: Language Competency Evaluation and Training Tool

• Geneviève Le Bel Beauchesne (Department of National Defence)
• Andrew Pawluch (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

2. A-LAN-A: experimenting with an innovative approach to language training

• Sylvie Bolduc (Canada Revenue Agency)
• Abdi Aden Chil (Canada Revenue Agency)

3. Language Pairing Initiative

• Marie-Claude Juneau (Canada School of Public Service)
• Jean-Pierre Rousseau (Canada School of Public Service)

Closing address

Vidya ShankarNarayan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat