DARE-OSEZ/tools

FRANÇAIS

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

BEST PRACTICES

• Official Languages Hub

• 2017 Collection of Official Languages Resources
• Self-assessment tool for official languages best practices (Canada School of Public Service)
• Best Practices Forum on Official Languages

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)
• Vocabulary on distance teaching and telework (Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada)

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)
• 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

• 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

BACKGROUNDS (MS TEAMS)

We were inspired by the MS Teams backgrounds developed by our colleagues at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and created some for Official Languages Champions. Here are the background images that you can download, as well as instructions:

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  Feel free to use the official language of your choice / N'hésitez pas à utiliser les langue officielle de votre choix

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  N'hésitez pas à utiliser la langue officielle de votre choix / Feel free to use the official language of your choice

Feel free to use the official language of your choice / N'hésitez pas à utiliser la langue officielle de votre choix (EN-FR)

N'hésitez pas à utiliser la langue officielle de votre choix / Feel free to use the official language of your choice (FR-EN)

Help me practice my second language / Aidez-moi à pratiquer ma langue seconde (EN-FR)

Aidez-moi à pratiquer ma langue seconde / Help me practice my second language (FR-EN)