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Official language minority communities

• Shadows over the Canadian Television Landscape: The Place of French on the Air and Production in a Minority Context (January 2009)
• Vitality Indicators for Official Language Minority Communities 2: The English-Speaking Communities in Quebec (June 2008)
• Summary Presentation
• The English-Speaking Community of Eastern Townships
• The English-Speaking Community of Québec City
• The English-Speaking Community of Lower North Shore
• Federal Government Support for the Arts and Culture in Official Language Minority Communities (March 2008)
• The Role of Canadian Federal Research Funding Agencies in the Promotion of Official Languages (January 2008)
• Vitality Indicators for Official Language Minority Communities 1: Francophones in Urban Settings:
• Summary Presentation
• The Halifax Francophone Community (October 2007)
• The Winnipeg Francophone Community (October 2007)
• The Sudbury Francophone Community (November 2007)
• French Culture and Learning French as a Second Language: Perceptions of the Saskatchewan Public (January 2007)
• Drawing the Line: The Impact of Readjusting the Electoral Boundaries on the Official Language Minority Communities (June 2006)
• A Sharper View: Evaluating the Vitality of Official Language Communities (May 2006)
• Going Forward: The Evolution of Quebec’s English-Speaking Community
  (November 2004)
• The Governance of Canada's Official Language Minorities: A Preliminary Study (November 2001)

Education

• Two languages, a World of Opportunities: Second-Language Learning in Canada’s Universities (October 2009)
• Interactive map
• French Culture and Learning French as a Second Language: Perceptions of the Saskatchewan Public (January 2007)
• Rights, Schools and Communities in Minority Contexts: 1986-2002 (March 2001)
• Motivations for School Choices by Eligible Parents Outside Quebec (January 1999)
• School Governance: The Implementation of Section 23 of the Charter (August 1998)
• Official Language Minority Education Rights in Canada: From Instruction to Management, by Angeline Martel (bilingual book, 800 pages; findings of research conducted for the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) (January 1991)

Governance

• Government Transformations: The Impact on Canada’s Official Languages Program (March 1998)
• Evaluation Report on the First Generation of Action Plans for the Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act of 1988 (May 1996)
• A Blueprint for Action: Implementing Part VII of the Official Languages Act, 1988 (February 1996)

Immigration

• Official Languages and Immigration: Obstacles and Opportunities for Immigrants and Communities (November 2002)
• Immigration and the Vitality of Canada’s Official Language Communities: Policy, Demography and Identity (February 2002)

Internet

• Bridging the Digital Divide: Official Languages on the Internet (September 2005)
• Official Languages on the Internet: Web Sites of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations - Follow-up (January 2005)
• Official Language Requirements and Government On-Line (June 2002)
• Official Languages on the Internet: Websites of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations (April 2002)
• French on the Internet: Key to the Canadian Identity and the Knowledge Economy (March 2002)
• The Government of Canada and French on the Internet (August 1999)
• Use of the Internet by Federal Institutions (August 1999)
• Use of the Internet by Twenty Federal Institutions (December 1996)

Justice

• Study of the Official Language Obligations of Federal Crown Agents in the Province of New Brunswick (December 2000)
• The Equitable Use of English and French Before Federal Courts and Administrative Tribunals Exercising Quasi-Judicial Powers (May 1999)
• The Equitable Use of English and French Before the Courts in Canada (November 1995) – PDF
• Language Rights and the Court Challenges Program – A Review of Its Accomplishments and Impact of Its Abolition (August 1992) – PDF

Language of work

• Towards Real Equality of Official Languages: Language of Work Within Federal Institutions of New Brunswick (June 2006)
• Making it real: Promoting Respectful Co-existence of the Two Official Languages at Work (April 2005) 
• Walking the Talk: Language of Work in the Federal Public Service (March 2004)

Media

• Use of the Official Language Minority Press by Federal Institutions: Follow-up
  (January 2005)
• Linguistic Duality in Commercial Advertising and Sponsorship (September 2003)
• The Use of the Official Language Minority Press by Federal Institutions (November 2002)
• Cost Impact Of Two-Language Packaging And Labelling On Small And Medium-Sized Businesses In Canada (February 1997)
• Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission and Cable Broadcasting (December 1996)

International relations

• Follow-up to the Study Doorway to the World: Linguistic Duality in Canada’s International Relations (November 2007)
• Official Languages on the Internet: Web Sites of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations - Follow-up (January 2005)
• Doorway to the World: Linguistic Duality in Canada's International Relations
  (November 2004)

Service to the public

• For Rent: In Search of Bilingual Services from Businesses in NCR Federal Buildings - Follow-up (February 2006)
• For Rent: In Search of Bilingual Services from Businesses in NCR Federal Buildings (March 2004)
• The Single Window Networks of the Government of Canada (January 2003)
• A Senior Public Service that Reflects Canada's Linguistic Duality (June 2002) 
• National Report on Service to the Public in English and French: Time for a Change in Culture (April 2001)
• Cooperation Between the Government and the Communities: New Models for Service Delivery (June 2000)
• Service to the Public: A Study of Federal Offices Designated to Respond to the Public in Both English and French (February 1995) – PDF
• Follow-ups on a special study of federal offices designated to respond to the public in English and French (1996-2000)
• British Columbia - May 2000
• National Capital Region - February 1999
• Ontario - June 2000
• Quebec - March 2000
• Nova Scotia - November 1999
• Prince Edward Island - February 1998 (PDF)
• Manitoba – May 1998 (PDF)
• New Brunswick – December 1998 (PDF)
• Saskatchewan – September 1998 (PDF)
• Yukon – February 1998 (PDF)
• Newfoundland – December 1997 (PDF)

The following items are not available online. Please contact us if you would like to receive a copy:

• Alberta (July 1999)
• Progress Report (November 1998)

 Sports

• Raising our Game for Vancouver 2010: Towards a Canadian Model of Linguistic Duality in International Sport - A follow-up (September 2009)
• Raising our Game for Vancouver 2010: Towards a Canadian Model of Linguistic Duality in International Sport (December 2008)
• Follow-Up: Official Languages in the Canadian Sport System (June 2003)
• Official Languages in the Canadian Sports System (June 2000) 

Statistics

• The Evolution of Public Opinion on Official Languages in Canada

 

By publication year

2009

• Two languages, a World of Opportunities: Second-Language Learning in Canada’s Universities (October 2009)
• Interactive map
• Raising our Game for Vancouver 2010: Towards a Canadian Model of Linguistic Duality in International Sport - A follow-up (September 2009)
• Shadows over the Canadian Television Landscape: The Place of French on the Air and Production in a Minority Context (January 2009)

2008

• Raising our Game for Vancouver 2010: Towards a Canadian Model of Linguistic Duality in International Sport (December 2008)
• Vitality Indicators for Official Language Minority Communities 2: The English-Speaking Communities in Quebec (June 2008)
• Summary Presentation
• The English-Speaking Community of Eastern Townships
• The English-Speaking Community of Québec City
• The English-Speaking Community of Lower North Shore
• Federal Government Support for the Arts and Culture in Official Language Minority Communities (March 2008)
• The Role of Canadian Federal Research Funding Agencies in the Promotion of Official Languages (January 2008)

2007

• Follow-up to the Study Doorway to the World: Linguistic Duality in Canada’s International Relations (November 2007)
• Vitality Indicators for Official Language Minority Communities 1: Francophones in Urban Settings:
• Summary Presentation
• The Halifax Francophone Community (October 2007)
• The Winnipeg Francophone Community (October 2007)
• The Sudbury Francophone Community (November 2007)
• French Culture and Learning French as a Second Language: Perceptions of the Saskatchewan Public (January 2007)

2006

• The Evolution of Public Opinion on Official Languages in Canada (September 2006)
• Towards Real Equality of Official Languages: Language of Work Within Federal Institutions of New Brunswick (June 2006)
• Drawing the Line: The Impact of Readjusting the Electoral Boundaries on the Official Language Minority Communities (June 2006)
• A Sharper View: Evaluating the Vitality of Official Language Communities (May 2006)
• For Rent: In Search of Bilingual Services from Businesses in NCR Federal Buildings - Follow-up (February 2006)

2005

• Bridging the Digital Divide: Official Languages on the Internet (September 2005)
• Making it Real: Promoting Respectful Co-existence of the Two Official Languages at Work (April 2005)
• Official Languages on the Internet: Web Sites of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations - Follow-up(January 2005)
• Use of the Official Language Minority Press by Federal Institutions: Follow-up (January 2005)

2004

• Doorway to the World: Linguistic Duality in Canada’s International Relations (November 2004)
• Going Forward: The Evolution of Quebec’s English-Speaking Community (November 2004)
• Walking the Talk: Language of Work in the Federal Public Service (March 2004)
• For Rent: In Search of Bilingual Services from Businesses in NCR Federal Buildings (March 2004)

2003

• Linguistic Duality in Commercial Advertising and Sponsorship (September 2003)
• Follow-Up: Official Languages in the Canadian Sport System (June 2003)
• The Single Window Networks of the Government of Canada (January 2003)

2002

• Official Languages and Immigration: Obstacles and Opportunities for Immigrants and Communities (November 2002)
• The Use of the Official Language Minority Press by Federal Institutions (November 2002)
• Official Language Requirements and Government On-Line (June 2002)
• A Senior Public Service that Reflects Canada’s Linguistic Duality (June 2002)
• Official Languages on the Internet: Websites of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations (April 2002)
• French on the Internet: Key to the Canadian Identity and the Knowledge Economy (March 2002)
• Immigration and the Vitality of Canada’s Official Language Communities: Policy, Demography and Identity (February 2002)

2001

• The Governance of Canada’s Official Language Minorities: A Preliminary Study (November 2001)
• National Report on Service to the Public in English and French: Time for a Change in Culture (April 2001)
• Rights, Schools and Communities in Minority Contexts: 1986-2002 (March 2001)

2000

• Study of the Official Language Obligations of Federal Crown Agents in the Province of New Brunswick (December 2000)
• Official Languages in the Canadian Sports System (June 2000)
• Cooperation Between the Government and the Communities: New Models for Service Delivery (June 2000)

1999

• The Government of Canada and French on the Internet (August 1999)
• Use of the Internet by Federal Institutions (August 1999)
• The Equitable Use of English and French Before Federal Courts and Administrative Tribunals Exercising Quasi-Judicial Powers (May 1999)
• Motivations for School Choices by Eligible Parents Outside Quebec (January 1999)

1998

• School Governance: The Implementation of Section 23 of the Charter (August 1998)
• Government Transformations: The Impact on Canada’s Official Languages Program (March 1998)

1997

• Cost Impact Of Two-Language Packaging And Labelling On Small And Medium-Sized Businesses In Canada (February 1997)

1996

• Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission and Cable Broadcasting (December 1996)
• Use of the Internet by Twenty Federal Institutions (December 1996)
• Evaluation Report on the First Generation of Action Plans for the Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act of 1988 (May 1996)
• A Blueprint for Action: Implementing Part VII of the Official Languages Act, 1988 (February 1996)

1995

• The Equitable Use of English and French Before the Courts in Canada (November 1995) – PDF
• Service to the Public: A Study of Federal Offices Designated to Respond to the Public in Both English and French (February 1995) – PDF

1992

• Language Rights and the Court Challenges Program – A Review of Its Accomplishments and Impact of Its Abolition (August 1992) – PDF

1991

• Official Language Minority Education Rights in Canada: From Instruction to Management, by Angeline Martel (bilingual book, 800 pages; findings of research conducted for the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) (January 1991)
• Follow-ups on a special study of federal offices designated to respond to the public in English and French (1996-2000)
• British Columbia - May 2000
• National Capital Region - February 1999
• Ontario - June 2000
• Quebec - March 2000
• Nova Scotia - November 1999
• Prince Edward Island - February 1998 (PDF)
• Manitoba – May 1998 (PDF)
• New Brunswick – December 1998 (PDF)
• Saskatchewan – September 1998 (PDF)
• Yukon – February 1998 (PDF)
• Newfoundland – December 1997 (PDF)

The following items are not available online. Please contact us if you would like to receive a copy:

• Alberta (July 1999)
• Progress Report (November 1998)