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February 2023

  • System for Official Languages Obligations (SOLO)
  • Help us protect interpreters during your next virtual or hybrid meeting
  • New tool on official languages obligations in transfer payments
  • Next orientation session for Official Languages Champions
  • New National Coordinator of the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions


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December 2022

  • 2023 Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
  • To use, or not to use, machine translation: that is the question!
  • 2022 Student Exit Survey: Official languages results
  • List of official language minority schools in Canada
  • Celebrate in both official languages!
  • Event: Supporting Indigenous Talent
  • Courses: Preparation for second language evaluations


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September 2022

  • Amendments to the Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages Regulations - Communications with and Services to the Public
  • 2022-2023 Management Accountability Framework
  • Survey: GC Collaborative Platforms
  • Official Languages Summit
  • Official Languages Day 2022


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Summer 2022

  • The amended Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations
  • Reminder: signature block requirements
  • Explore!Resources for persons responsible for official languages
  • Employment opportunity
  • Podcast: Let’s talk bilingualism!
  • Contact information for the Official Languages Center of Excellence (OLCE)
  • Important dates to add to your calendar


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May 2022

  • Changes to temporary measures for second language evaluations: what you should know
  • FAQ on non-imperative staffing
  • Increasing the representation of English-speaking public servants in Quebec
  • Spring cleaning: list of persons responsible for official languages, official languages champions and Section 41 coordinators
  • 2022 Conference of Official Languages Champions
  • Training for Executives on Linguistic Insecurity
  • Best Practices Forum on Official Languages: Thank you!


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February 2022

  • Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
  • Tabling of the Annual Report on Official Languages 2019–2020
  • Last call for input on the Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages Regulations
  • Call out for best practices: official languages related signature block add-ons
  • Bootcamp on Official Languages and Information Session for Official Languages Champions
  • Bootcamp on Official Languages for persons responsible for official languages (PROL)


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December 2021

  • Regulations 101 and OLRRE: training sessions on December 7th and 9th
  • Calling all innovators! Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
  • Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations - Formal Consultations
  • PSES 2020-21: Use of Official Languages
  • Decision Tree for Staffing Executive Positions
  • FAQs: Amendment to the Directive on Official Languages for People Management
  • Training for Leaders
  • Season's Greetings


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September 2021

  • Launch of the new System for Official Languages Obligations (SOLO)
  • Bootcamp on Official Languages
  • Administrative measures
  • Guidance: Language of Work Rights while Teleworking
  • Formal consultations regarding the amendments to the Directive on the Implementation of the Official Languages Regulations
  • Linguistic Duality: A Symbol of Inclusion at the Heart of Canadian Values
  • Conference of Official Languages Champions: Summary


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April 2021

  • Amendment to the Directive on Official Languages for People Management
  • Extended: Temporary Second Language Evaluation Measures
  • Guide for Drafting Memoranda to Cabinet — Official Languages Impact Analysis
  • English and French: Towards a substantive equality of official languages in Canada


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February 2021

  • Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
  • Communications between regions: understanding your rights and responsibilities
  • Automated IT prompts on OL rights and obligations
  • Last call: Bootcamp on official languages


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December 2020

  • 2021 Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
  • Preparation for the consultation on the Directive on the implementation of Official Languages Regulations
  • Official Languages MS Teams Backgrounds
  • Bilingual Meeting Invitation Template for MS Teams


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October 2020

  • 2018-2019 Annual Report on Official Languages
  • Bilingual Meetings
  • Bootcamp on Official Languages


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August 2020

  • September 10 is Linguistic Duality Day!
  • Consultation: Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations




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July 2020

  • Toolbox for the Official Languages Maturity Model (OLMM) exercise: do you have tools and best practices to share?
  • Guide on official languages and telework
  • Assessment of official languages in the appointment process
  • Contacting the Official Languages Centre of Excellence


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May 2020

  • Guide to Non-Imperative Staffing
  • Expansion of Public Service Commission measures
  • Best Practices on the promotion of English and French
  • A new COVID-19 Pandemic Lexicon