English and French in the workplace...what federal employees need to know (March 1995)
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For more information
This brochure deals only with the main aspects of the Official Languages Act and related policies. For a full description of the Act, please read the actual text. If a conflict arises between this brochure and the provisions of the Act, the latter takes precedence.
To learn more about your rights under the Act, the regulations defining where two-language services to the public should be available, or any other aspect of the Act, you may contact the official languages representative in your institution or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages at any of the addresses and phone numbers listed below.
Descriptions of the requirements of the Act intended for a general readership are available from the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. For more information on the policies that flow from or complement the requirements of the Act, please consult the "Official Languages" volume of the Treasury Board Manual. Information on policies may also be available on computer systems.
Here are suggestions for further reading on the topic of this brochure:
Chairing meetings - How to make your meetings a success in both official languages
(18-page booklet)
Chairing Meetings in Both Official Languages - A Handy Checklist
(one-page card)
First Item / Premier Point
(a 17-minute videocassette on chairing two-language meetings)
You have the floor - Using both official languages in meetings
(10-page booklet)
To receive copies, please contact:
Treasury Board Secretariat
Official Languages and Employment Equity Branch
300 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R5
Telephone: (613) 952-6206
TDD: (613) 957-8657
Fax: (613) 952-2857
