Academics

Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013

Providing Access to Official Language Learning Products through Canadian Universities

In the Speech from the Throne of October 16, 2007, the Government reiterated its support to Canada's linguistic duality and indicated that "it will renew its commitment to official languages in Canada by developing a strategy for the next phase of the Action Plan for Official Languages." The Government reaffirmed this commitment in its 2008 Budget.

In December 2007 and January 2008, the Government organized consultations in order to gather the perspectives of Canadians on important issues relating to linguistic duality and the development of official language minority communities. These consultations are one of the sources of information that informed the development of the Government's new strategy for official languages.

• Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future

Canada School of Public Service Participation

The Canada School of Public Service plays a significant role in the renewal effort currently underway to attract and retain new public servants. It also plays a major role in achieving official language objectives in government organizations and contributes to linguistic diversity in the federal public service.

The Canada School of Public Service has acquired an internationally recognized body of knowledge in adult education and is recognized as the federal government's centre of expertise for language training and product design and development.

Under the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future, the Canada School is launching a three-year pilot initiative to provide access to its online, self-paced official language maintenance and acquisition products to students of selected Canadian universities.

This initiative is intended to contribute to the recruitment objectives of Public Service Renewal, especially with regards to post-secondary recruitment, and further engage universities as partners in meeting the challenge of renewal.

Through this innovative initiative, the Canada School of Public Service proposes to facilitate closing the gap between current official language levels acquired by university students and the official language competencies required when joining the federal government. This initiative aims to promote and foster bilingualism across Canada, provide continuing opportunities for official language development and maintenance beyond high school, contribute to the renewal of the public service and ultimately, contribute to drawing to the public service a qualified and competent workforce that meets the current and future bilingual requirements of the Government of Canada.

Application Process

1. Read the Guidelines for Application (PDF Version, 959 kb)
2. Fill out and date all Application Forms (PDF Version, 1,051 kb)
   • Expression of Interest
   • Organisation Profile
   • Action Plan

Contact Information

For further information on this initiative, please contact:

Francine Allard
Project Lead / Learning advisor
Canada School of Public Service
francine.allard@csps-efpc.gc.ca
Telephone: 1-819-953-8093