An Act to amend the Languages Skills Act (Governor General)

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of Nov. 3, 2022

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Summary

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The enactment adds the office of Governor General to the list of offices subject to the Language Skills Act .

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February 29th, 2024 / 9:30 a.m.
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Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

Raymond Théberge

As I said, it is important for all senior federal leaders to be able to communicate in Canada's two official languages and for Canadians to be heard in both official languages.

The new Official Languages Act based on Bill C‑13 does not address the examples you mentioned. Two other bills, Bill S‑220 and Bill S‑229 do currently address those possibilities—