DARE-OSEZ/tools

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TOOLS AND RESOURCES

BEST PRACTICES

• Official Languages Hub
• Self-assessment tool for official languages best practices (Canada School of Public Service)
• Best Practices Forum on Official Languages
• Best Practices Digest: Fostering the Full Recognition and Use of both English and French in Canadian Society (Canadian Heritage)
• Guide for Drafting Memoranda to Cabinet — Official Languages Impact Analysis (Canadian Heritage)

New official languages champions

• Reference Guide for Official Languages Champions
• About the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions
• Infographic on the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions
• Infographic on the Role and Responsibilities of Official Languages Champions
• Official Languages Governance: Learn more about the role of key institutions
• List of persons responsible for official languages and official languages champions in institutions subject to the Official Languages Act (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Respecting official languages when teleworking

• Working remotely (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Best practices to help support bilingualism during virtual meetings and events (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Bilingual meetings (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Effective practices for chairing bilingual meetings (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
• How can we promote the use of both official languages when teleworking? (video)
• Microsoft Teams backgrounds
• Bilingual Microsoft Teams invitation template (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
• Vocabulary on distance teaching and telework (Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada)
• Use of Official Languages in the Virtual Work Era (Canada Revenue Agency)

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

• Official Languages Maturity Model (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
• Tool for the linguistic identification of positions (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
• Official Languages Governance – Checklist for Deputy Heads
• Self-assessment tool for official languages best practices (Canada School of Public Service)

INFOGRAPHICS

• Infographic on the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions
• Infographic on the Role and Responsibilities of Official Languages Champions
• Infographics on Canada's Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada)
• Infographic: Understanding Linguistic Insecurity (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada)
• Statistics on Official Languages in Canada (Canadian Heritage)
• Dashboard on Francophone Immigration - 2019 (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
• E-poster with links to learn or maintain the second official language
• Editable poster for second language meetings days

VIDEOS

• Official languages: are you the next Section 41 leader? (new video from Canadian Heritage)
  • Promotional toolkit
• How can we promote the use of both official languages when teleworking?
• Video targeting high school students
• Video targeting university students
• “Seven”: Video on Part VII of the Official Languages Act (Canadian Heritage)
• The Official Languages Act (Historica Canada)
• Building my life in French in Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
• The Culture of Bilingualism: Testimonies (Canada School of Public Service)
• Best Practices Video on Official Languages
• Dare! Videos
• Council's YouTube channels:
  • In English: OL_Champions
  • In French: Champions_LO

RESEARCH

• OLMC Dashboard (Canadian Heritage)
• Linguistic (in)security at work – Exploratory survey on official languages among federal government employees in Canada (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Building a linguistically inclusive workplace: Leadership Tips
  • Infographic: Understanding Linguistic Insecurity