Respecting Official Languages in the Public Service

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

Less than 1 hour

Audience

Employees

Managers

Functional specialists

The federal public service plays a vital role in protecting and promoting the use of French and English as Canada's two official languages. This online self-paced course presents an overview of the Official Languages Act, along with a helpful quiz on the responsibilities of federal institutions in respecting this Act. Participants will benefit from a refresher on their responsibilities in fostering a bilingual public service that offers services to Canadians in their official language of choice.

Topics include:

• identifying the parts of the Official Languages Act
• differentiating between the roles of key federal institutions
• maintaining a bilingual culture in the workplace
• adopting best practices for respecting language of work obligations

Legacy course code: L005