LANGUAGE OF WORK TOOLS
In this section, you will find tools to help you fulfill your responsibilities under Part V of the Official Languages Act.
Bilingual meetings
- Need some help on how to organize and conduct a bilingual meeting? This resource has you covered!
Communication between regions
- This document explains linguistic obligations when communicating between unilingual and bilingual regions.
Determining the linguistic profile of bilingual positions
- If you’re a manager or supervisor with a bilingual position to staff, this resource will tell you how to determine what language level may be required.
Eligibility to the Bilingualism Bonus
- Use this in determining an employee's eligibility to the bilingualism bonus by type of position, human resources process and official languages proficiency.
English and French in the workplace
- This resource will inform you of your language rights and responsibilities to help promote a truly bilingual workplace.
Leaders make it happen in both official languages
- Are you a manager working in a bilingual region? Here is a checklist to help you encourage a bilingual workplace.
MS Teams official languages themed backgrounds
- Download and use these backgrounds during your MS Teams meetings to promote the use of both official languages.
Non-imperative staffing
- This tool answers many questions about non-imperative staffing, a staffing procedure for a bilingual position that allows the consideration of applicants who meet all the essential qualifications except the required language skills.
Official languages rights in bilingual regions
- Here’s a great quick reference guide to help employees and supervisors in bilingual regions respect their rights and obligations in the workplace.
Qualification Standards in Relation to Official Languages
- This resource describes the proficiency levels that are used to indicate abilities in a second official language.
Template - Bilingual MS Teams Invitation
- Use this template to create bilingual MS Teams meeting invitations.
Virtual meetings and events
- This bilingual one-pager highlights best practices to support the use of both official languages during virtual meetings and events.
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