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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?

August 2, 2013

Newsletter - 2013 Canada Summer Games—Celebrating Canada’s two official languages through sports

June 28, 2013

Newsletter - Literary themes that transcend the French/English barrier

June 27, 2013

Reply to article by Luc-Normand Tellier in Le Devoir - Bad news travels fast!

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