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Language Skills Act

An Act respecting language skills

Canada (Federal)· L-6.2· 13 sections· current to 2017-09-21In force
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Policy areas
Education & SkillsDemocratic Institutions & Elections

Bills that amended this Act2

  • Bill S-220

    An Act to amend the Languages Skills Act (Governor General)

    amend
    “36 Language Skills Act 1 Paragraph 2(a) of the Language Skills Act is renumbered as paragraph (a.1) and section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following before paragraph (a.1): (a) the Governor General of Canada or any other chief executive officer or administrator carrying on the Government of Canada on behalf and in the name of the Sovereign, by whatever title designated; Language S…”
  • Bill S-229

    An Act to amend the Language Skills Act (Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick)

    amend
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Sections13

  • 1Short title

    This act may be cited as the Language Skills Act.

  • 2Requirements

    Any person appointed to any of the following offices must, at the time of his or her appointment, be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages:

  • 2(a)

    the Auditor General of Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Auditor General Act;

  • 2(b)

    the Chief Electoral Officer, appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1) of the Canada Elections Act;

  • 2(c)

    the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 49(1) of the Official Languages Act;

  • 2(d)

    the Privacy Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 53(1) of the Privacy Act;

  • 2(e)

    the Information Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 54(1) of the Access to Information Act;

  • 2(f)

    the Senate Ethics Officer, appointed pursuant to section 20.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act;

  • 2(g)

    the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 81(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act;

  • 2(h)

    the Commissioner of Lobbying, appointed pursuant to subsection 4.1(1) of the Lobbying Act;

  • 2(i)

    the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act;

  • 2(j)

    the President of the Public Service Commission, appointed pursuant to subsection 4(5) of the Public Service Employment Act;

  • 2(k)

    the Parliamentary Budget Officer, appointed under subsection 79.1(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.