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LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • Graphics and learning resources about the Charter (Justice Canada)
• Official Languages Act
• Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations
• Public Service Official Languages Appointment Regulations
• Policy on Official Languages

INFORMATION ON THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT

• The Official Languages Act and you (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Information document on the Official Languages Act (Justice Canada)
• Official languages in Canada: Fact or myth? (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)

Part IV: Communications with and Services to the Public

• Official languages in communications and services to the public (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Active offer: A culture of respect, a culture of excellence (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
• Reminder - Active Offer of Services in Both Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)

Part V: Language of Work

• Official languages in the workplace (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

• English and French in the workplace (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Part VII: Advancement of English and French (supporting the development of minority communities)

• Guide on Part VII of the Official Languages Act: Support to communities and promotion of English and French (Canadian Heritage)
• "Seven": Video on Part VII of the Official Languages Act (Canadian Heritage)
• Reflection tool for the implementation of section 41 of the Official Languages Act
  • Short version
• Key questions to facilitate decision-making that may impact on the implementation of section 41 of the Official Languages Act (Canadian Heritage)
• Consultation process with official language minority communities (OLMCs) (Canadian Heritage)
• Best Practices Digest: Fostering the Full Recognition and Use of both English and French in Canadian Society (Canadian Heritage)

MODERNIZATION OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT

• English and French: Towards a substantive equality of official languages in Canada