Best Practices Forum on Official Languages/Events

Armchairs Discussions

Through the partnership with the Canada School of Public Service, all public service employees are welcome to attend two armchair discussions.

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 many specialists who will share their experience regarding some competencies related to the creation of linguistic security on an individual and organizational basis.

Welcoming address

Nancy Chahwan , Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), will present a short introduction of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos , President of the Treasury Board.

Speakers

• Nikolay Slavkov, Director of the Canadian Centre of Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language (CCERBAL)

• Louise Varagnolo, Strategic advisor, , Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

• Acadian Performers Troop

Animated by Carsten Quell, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, 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)

Languages : French and English

Registration : Canada School of Public Service or csps.learningeventsevenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca

Audience : Public servants at all levels

Location : Virtual event. A link to the live stream will be provided after registration.

If you have trouble registering or questions regarding this event, please write to us at csps.learningevents-evenementsdapprentissage.efpc@canada.ca

Armchair discussion on official languages leadership: Walking the Talk Across Canada

Canadian Heritage hosts public service managers recognized for their leadership in the promotion of French and English to share their experience.

The guest speakers will inspire you by discussing their leadership style with respect to official languages and how they help to 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.

Welcoming address

Hélène Laurendeau, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Champion

Discussion Panel

• Daniel Watson, Deputy Minister, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

• Martine Dubuc, Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change

• Valérie Gideon, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada

• Senior Officer of the Canadian Armed Forces

Animated by Stéphan Déry , President of the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions and Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services, Public Services and Procurement Canada