Conference Official Languages Champions/Program


FRANÇAIS


PROGRAM

1:15 p.m.

WELCOMING REMARKS

 

Master of Ceremonies

Lucie Séguin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Receiver General and Pension Branch and Official Languages Co-champion, Public Services and Procurement Canada

1:20 p.m.

OPENING ADDRESS

 

The Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board

1:35 p.m. 

LET'S TALK: OFFICIAL LANGUAGES GOVERNANCE

 

Sarah Boily, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Canadian Heritage

Carsten Quell, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

2:05 p.m.

VALIDATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE NETWORK OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES CHAMPIONS’ NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN

 

Stéphan Déry, Chair, Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions ; Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services Branch and Official Languages Co-champion, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Brigitte Gibson, Vice-Chair, Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions ; Regional Director General, Prairie and Northern Region, Canadian Heritage ; Official Languages Champion, Prairie Federal Council

2:25 p.m.

BREAK

2:45 p.m. DISCUSSION PERIOD
  A discussion on current issues, as well as sharing of information and best practices among Official Languages Champions.
3:25 p.m.PLENARY SESSION
 

Sharing of in-person and virtual discussions.

3:40 p.m.THE MODERNIZATION OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT AND THE ROLE OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES CHAMPIONS
Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage and Champion of the Official Languages Community
3:55 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
 

Lucie Séguin



INFORMATION

Date and time: November 17, 2022, 1:15 to 4:00 p.m. (ET)

Location: 111 Sussex Drive, Algonquin Room Ottawa, Ontario / MS Teams

Registration: Registration form

Questions: OLCEInformationCELO@tbs-sct.gc.ca