QCGN Supports Commissioner's Call for a More Effective Official Languages Act
MONTREAL, May 9, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - The Quebec Community Groups Network welcomes the Commissioner of Official Languages' recommendations for a modernized Official Languages Act that further the vitality of linguistic minorities and direct federal institutions to comply with their obligations to the Canadian public.
Commissioner Raymond Théberge today proposed legislative changes and new regulatory frameworks in such areas as justice, communications with and services to the public, governance, compliance, and the advancement of Canada's two official languages.
The QCGN welcomed Théberge's call for more clarity and definitions of Part VII of the Act, which sets out the obligation of federal departments and institutions to support the vitality of official language minority communities; and Part VI, which commits the Government of Canada to ensure that English- and French-speaking Canadians have equal opportunities for employment and advancement in federal institutions.
Read complete press release here: http://bit.ly/2WuUJCt
Read the QCGN's brief on modernization here and the FCFA's brief here.
The Quebec Community Groups Network (www.qcgn.ca) is a not-for-profit organization bringing together 60 English-language community organizations across Quebec. Its mission is to identify, explore and address strategic issues affecting the development and vitality of English-speaking Quebec and to encourage dialogue and collaboration.
SOURCE Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
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