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The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is responsible for protecting language rights and promoting English and French in Canadian society. Reporting directly to Parliament, the Office of the Commissioner has a mandate to ensure that federal institutions comply with the Official Languages Act. Graham Fraser is the current Commissioner.

What’s New?

June 18, 2013

News Release - Canadian Forces implements majority of Commissioner’s recommendations

Audit - Linguistic Audit of the Individual Training and Education System of the Canadian Forces, Department of National Defence - Follow-up

June 10, 2013

External Audit Plan - 2013-2014

May 27, 2013

Bi and Bi Commission: A Turning Point in the History of Canada - A lecture series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism