00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.856134 CaOODSP 20221107155453 cr ||||||||||| 180503s2018 quc #ob f000 0 eng d 978-0-660-26479-0 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- SF31-139/2018E-PDF Special report to Parliament [electronic resource] : a principled approach to the modernization of the official languages (communications with and services to the public) regulations. Principled approach to the modernization of the official languages (communications with and services to the public) regulations [Gatineau, QC] : Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, 2018. 21 p. "May 2018." Title from cover. Issued also in French under title: Rapport spécial au Parlement : une approche fondée sur des principes pour la modernisation du règlement sur les langues officielles : communications avec le public et prestation des services. Includes bibliographical references. "Pursuant to sections 57 and 67 of the Official Languages Act, I hereby submit this special report to Parliament listing the shortcomings of the present regulations and urging that the following five principles be incorporated into the government’s forthcoming draft regulations: Increase access to services of equal quality in both official languages; Seek to achieve substantive equality, taking into account the particular characteristics of official language minority communities; Consider the remedial nature of language rights, including the fact that these rights are designed to counter the gradual decline of official language minority communities; Include incentives to ensure that services are provided by federal institutions in both official languages; Reflect a clear and simplified regulatory approach"--Statement of purpose, p. 5. gccst Official languages promotion gccst Regulations gccst Modernization Canada. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Rapport spécial au Parlement (CaOODSP)9.856135 PDF 647 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/clo-ocol/SF31-139-2018-eng.pdf