Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

The Official Languages ​​Commissioner (English Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, French Commissariat aux langues officielles ) is an agency of the Government of Canada, which is responsible for the enforcement and promotion of the Official Languages ​​Act. Its task is to receive complaints from citizens, to carry out investigations and to pronounce concerning the status of the two official languages ​​recommendations.

The revised in 1988, the Official Languages ​​Act gives the Authority and the Commissioner whose term of office lasts for seven years, three main tasks: to ensure the equality of English and French within the Canadian federal and affected by the law authorities, preservation and development of language communities and ensuring the equality of English and French in Canadian society as a whole.

Official Languages ​​Commissioners

  • Keith Spicer, 1970-1977
  • Maxwell Yalden, 1977-1984
  • D' Iberville Fortier, 1984-1991
  • Victor C. Goldbloom, 1991-1999
  • Dyane Adam, 1999-2006
  • Graham Fraser, since 2006
Official Languages Act (Canada)
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