Official languages in the workplace

The Official Languages Act provides that English and French are the languages of work in federal institutions.

Leadership in official languages calls on all managers in institutions:

• to respect the language-of-work rights of employees;
• to create and maintain a workplace that is conducive to the use of English and French in bilingual regions, for example by holding bilingual meetings;
• to communicate to employees the role that official languages play in service excellence for Canadians.

Tools for managers and persons responsible for official languages  and a list of the bilingual regions of Canada for language of work purposes are also available.