Official Languages Toolkit

• Bilingualism : Key Leadership Competency (PDF, 54 KB)
• Usage of both Official Languages - FAQ
• Bilingual Out-of-Office Messages
• From Bonjour to Au revoir – Usual Expressions on the Telephone
• Guidance Tool for Official Languages Considerations When Developing Cabinet documents
• Resources of the Language Portal of Canada

Backgrounds in Microsoft (MS) Teams

• How to add an MS Teams Background Image

• Bilingual Meetings – Eight tips
• Official languages obligations when conducting meetings - FAQ
• Effective practices for chairing Bilingual Meetings
• Table Card for Bilingual Meeting
  • Quebec - French first (PDF, 920 KB)
  • Other places in Canada - English first (PDF, 919 KB)

• Active Offer of Services in Both Official Languages - Reminder
• Bilingual Offices and Facilities
• Burolis – Find offices
• Cheat Sheet: Part IV Official Languages Obligations and the Use of Web Communications and Social Media (PDF, 221 KB)
• Office Profiles
• Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) SharePoint Site

• Language of Work and Equitable Participation

  • Departmental Language of Work Strategy
  • FAQ on Part V (Language of Work), Part VI (Equitable Participation) and Section 91 (Staffing Generally) of the Official Languages Act
  • Managers' Responsibilities for Language of Work in Unilingual Regions
  • Managers' Responsibilities for Language of Work in Bilingual Regions
  • Communications Between Regions
  • Language of Work at a Glance
  • Distribution of documents within designated bilingual regions for language of work purposes
  • Key Guiding Principles – Official Languages and Human Resources Planning and Staffing
  • Official Languages Self-Assessment Guide For Managers – Regions Designated Bilingual For Language Of Work Purposes
  • Official Languages Self-Assessment Guide For Managers – Unilingual Regions For Language Of Work Purposes
  • Official Language rights in bilingual regions
• Identification and modification of language requirements

  • Guideline on Identifying Language Requirements of Positions
  • Manager's Guide: Modification to the Language Requirements
  • FAQs – Linguistic identification of positions
  • Official Languages Qualification Standards (A,B,C and Code P)
  • Determining the Linguistic Components of an Organization
  • TBS Tool to Determine the Linguistic Profile of Bilingual Positions
• Non-imperative staffing and OL exemptions

  • Manager's Guide to Non-Imperative Staffing
  • Official Languages Exemptions during Acting Appointments
• Official languages during appointment processes

  • Bilingual templates for communication with candidates
  • FAQs – Official language rights and obligations during an appointment process

• Employment Social Development Canada

  • Articles relating to the Official Languages Act (OLA)
  • ESDC Dashboard for Official Languages
  • Annual Reviews
• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

  • Annual reports on Official Languages
  • Quick facts about official languages
• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

  • Annual Reports
  • Infographic: Understanding Linguistic Insecurity

• Bilingualism Bonus Chart – Are you entitled to receive a bilingualism bonus?
  • Eligibility Table for Bilingual Bonus (PDF, 516 KB)
• Bilingualism Bonus - Tools to Cease Payment
  • Cessation of the Bilingualism Bonus Chart
• Bilingualism Bonus Eligibility in Acting Appointment of Less than 4 Months Situations

For more information or to schedule an SLE, visit the Second Language Evaluation page.