Part VII of the act was amended in 2005 to ensure that all federal institutions have a binding obligation to take positive measures for the growth and development of minority language communities. For that obligation to be appropriately met, it requires consultation with minority language communities. That process of consultation is all the more important in the face of the statistical tools that have been lost—but I'm not saying that consultation can replace those statistical tools.
On November 27th, 2013. See this statement in context.