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| + | ==<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt">What is the purpose of the <I>Official Languages (communications with and services to the public) Regulations</I> (Regulations)?</span>== |
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| + | *The provisions of the Regulations set out the circumstances under which a federal office communicates with the public and provides services in English, in French or in both official languages.<br> |
| + | *As of March 31, 2018, nearly 4,000 federal offices in Canada and abroad provide services in both official languages out of a total of approximately 11,000 offices.<br> |
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| ==<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt">What changes were made to the Regulations?</span>== | | ==<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt">What changes were made to the Regulations?</span>== |
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| ==<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt">In the Fall of 2018, it was mentioned that the regulatory amendments would impact approximately 600 offices. Why do we now say they will impact approximately 700 offices?</span>== | | ==<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt">In the Fall of 2018, it was mentioned that the regulatory amendments would impact approximately 600 offices. Why do we now say they will impact approximately 700 offices?</span>== |
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| *After they were tabled before Parliament on October 24, 2018, the Draft Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on January 12, 2019 with a public comment period of 30 sitting days of both Houses of Parliament. | | *After they were tabled before Parliament on October 24, 2018, the Draft Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on January 12, 2019 with a public comment period of 30 sitting days of both Houses of Parliament. |
| *Stakeholders’ feedback resulted in some adjustments to the Draft Regulations. Some changes resulted in new provisions being added to the amendments which impact more offices. | | *Stakeholders’ feedback resulted in some adjustments to the Draft Regulations. Some changes resulted in new provisions being added to the amendments which impact more offices. |
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| *This estimate could change depending on the total number of federal offices and the 2021 decennial Census linguistic data. | | *This estimate could change depending on the total number of federal offices and the 2021 decennial Census linguistic data. |
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