Mr. Nadeau, since the new Order came into effect, on December 31, 2005, public servants have two years to become bilingual. After that period, if an employee has not attained the necessary level of bilingualism, the department may authorize an extension, for very precise reasons. The extension may not exceed two years. After two years, if the employee has still not achieved the level of bilingualism required by the position, he or she must be transferred or appointed to another position for which the person has all of the essential qualifications, including the language level.
On February 12th, 2008. See this statement in context.