Its obligation is to commit to enhancing the vitality and development of official language minority communities. That is its key obligation and, under part VII, it must also take positive measures in that regard. For example, the funding in the Action Plan for Official Languages 2018-2023 is a positive measure through which it can fulfill that obligation.
We might consider that its commitment to higher education falls under part VII of the act. This is because funding, either core funding or specific funding, is a positive measure used to fulfill its obligations to the official languages.