Best Practices Forum on Official Languages/Events
Armchairs Discussions
Thanks to a partnership with the Canada School of Public Service, all federal employees are invited to attend two armchair discussions.
1. From insecurity to linguistic security: Coaching, resilience and risk taking
How can career coaching be leveraged to implement linguistic security? Are you familiar with the concept of linguistic resilience? Do you recognize the impact of leaders who make ongoing efforts to speak in their second language? Do you wish to discover an application that helps public servants mitigate their linguistic insecurity?
In order to answer these questions, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has brought together experts who will share their experience regarding some competencies related to the creation of linguistic security on an individual and organizational basis.
Speakers
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
Louise Varagnolo, Strategic Advisor, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Sue Duguay, President, Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française
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 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Registration deadline : March 2, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Language : Bilingual, with interpretation in official languages.
Location : Virtual event. A link to the live stream will be provided after registration.
Audience: Public servants at all levels.
Registration: Canada School of Public Service or csps.learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca
2. Armchair discussion on official languages leadership: Walking the Talk Across Canada
Canadian Heritage hosts senior 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.
Speakers
Guest of Honour
Hélène Laurendeau, Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage, and Champion of the Official Languages Community
Panelists
Dr. Martine Dubuc, Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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 deadline : March 3, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET)
Language : Bilingual, with interpretation in official languages.
Location : Virtual event. A link to the live stream will be provided after registration.
Audience: Public servants at all levels.
Registration: Canada School of Public Service or csps.learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca
