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<p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:24px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif">DEMYSTIFYING OFFICIAL LANGUAGES</span></strong></span></span></p>
 
<p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:24px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif">DEMYSTIFYING OFFICIAL LANGUAGES</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The purpose of this vignette is to clarify and explain certain concepts, articles, mechanisms and roles related to official languages.
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The purpose of this vignette is to clarify and explain certain concepts, articles, mechanisms and roles related to official languages. In this issue, we provide an overview of the proposed amendments to the ''Official Languages Act'' (OLA) in '''[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-13 Bill C-&nbsp;13]'''. This overview was prepared using the placemat developed by Canadian Heritage. We also suggest some actions that official languages champions can take to prepare their organizations for the changes associated with the modernization of the OLA.
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In this issue, we provide an overview of the proposed amendments to the ''Official Languages Act'' (OLA) in '''[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-13 Bill C-&nbsp;13]'''. This overview was prepared using the placemat developed by Canadian Heritage. We also suggest some actions that official languages champions can take to prepare their organizations for the changes associated with the modernization of the OLA.
 
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*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">notify their organization’s executive committee of upcoming changes;
 
*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">notify their organization’s executive committee of upcoming changes;
 
*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">consult with the persons responsible for official languages to assess whether the human and financial resources needed to conduct these exercises are available, and which ones will be required;
 
*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">consult with the persons responsible for official languages to assess whether the human and financial resources needed to conduct these exercises are available, and which ones will be required;
*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">initiate discussions with the persons responsible for coordinating section 41 of the OLA to immediately systematize the identification of positive measures.
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*<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">initiate discussions with the persons responsible for coordinating section&nbsp;41 of the OLA to immediately systematize the identification of positive measures.
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<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">If you have any questions about the modernization of the OLA, please contact Canadian Heritage’s [mailto:mllogouvernance-molagovernance@pch.gc.ca '''Official Languages Branch'''].
 
<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">If you have any questions about the modernization of the OLA, please contact Canadian Heritage’s [mailto:mllogouvernance-molagovernance@pch.gc.ca '''Official Languages Branch'''].
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* <span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-13 Bill C-13: An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts]
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* <p><span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">[https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/03/details-on-the-bill-entitled-an-act-to-amend-the-official-languages-act-to-enact-the-use-of-french-in-federally-regulated-private-businesses-act-an.html Details on the Bill entitled An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts]
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* <p><span style="color:#343742"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic, Demi Cond, sans-serif"><small><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">[https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/canadians-official-languages-act.html Modernization of the Official Languages Act] <br>
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