Your language – Your plan
The federal Action Plans for Official Languages are federal strategies used to direct, structure and advance the Government of Canada’s official language priorities, historically, over five-year cycles. They are intended to ensure collaborative action among federal institutions, maximize the impact of investments and provide concrete support for the priorities of official language minority communities. Through ongoing dialogue with these communities, strategic partners and the public, these plans strengthen the protection and promotion of official languages within Canadian society and support the vitality and development of official language minority communities.
The Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection – Promotion – Collaboration in brief
After a consultation process with communities, key stakeholders and the public, the current Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection – Promotion – Collaboration (Action Plan) is the fifth official languages strategy unveiled in 20 years.
The Action Plan was announced on April 26, 2023 along with its 4 pillars that will guide official languages priorities for 2023–2028. Under each of the pillars, you will find the objectives, related ministerial announcements and links to the programs that implement them.
Pillar 1
Francophone immigration: Towards the re-establishment of the demographic weight of francophones
Pillar 2
Promoting lifelong learning opportunities
Pillar 3
Strong measures in support of community vitality
Pillar 4
Leading by example: Acting and collaborating to strengthen communities
Accountability
The Action Plan is supported by an Accountability Framework of the Action Plan for Official Languages – 2023–2028 that sets out the expected results and the accountability strategy developed by Canadian Heritage, in cooperation with federal partners. To strengthen accountability, a number of mechanisms are available to Canadians:
- Canadian Heritage's Annual Report on Official Languages: In accordance with the Official Languages Act, the Minister of Canadian Heritage must submit this report every year. It presents reporting for the Action Plan and a summary of federal investments in official languages. Consult the recent reports in the links below:
- Action Plan 2023–2028 Implementation Dashboard: Monitoring federal investments and impacts of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028 (annual data on results and disbursements of Action Plan initiatives). New
Federal strategies – Archived versions
Previous federal strategies have been archived in the links below for your reference.
- Action Plan for Official Languages – 2018-2023: Investing in Our Future Archived
- Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages 2013-2018: Education, Immigration, Communities Archived
- Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future Archived
- The Next Act: New Momentum for Canada’s Linguistic Duality (The Action Plan for Official Languages 2003-2008) (PDF format) Archived