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class='docContents'> <h2 class="TocHeading">Table of Contents</h2> <nav> <ul class="TocIndent"> <li><a title="Page 1" href="page-1.html"> Official Languages Act</a><ul class="TocIndent"><li><span class='sectionRange'>1 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-384135"><span class="HTitleText1">Short Title</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>2 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-384138"><span class="HTitleText1">Purpose of Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>2.1 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-1405820"><span class="HTitleText1">Government-wide Coordination</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>3 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-384144"><span class="HTitleText1">Interpretation</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>4 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-384173"><span class="HLabel1">PART I</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Proceedings of Parliament</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>5 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-384181"><span class="HLabel1">PART II</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Legislative and Other Instruments</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>14 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-384230"><span class="HLabel1">PART III</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Administration of Justice</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>21 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-384282"><span class="HLabel1">PART IV</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Communications with and Services to the Public</span></a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> <span class='sectionRange'>21 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-384283"><span class="HTitleText2">Communications and Services</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>25 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-384316"><span class="HTitleText2">Services Provided on behalf of Federal Institutions</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>26 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384319"><span class="HTitleText2">Regulatory Activities of Federal Institutions</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>27 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384322"><span class="HTitleText2">General</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>32 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384333"><span class="HTitleText2">Regulations</span></a> </li></ul> </li><li><span class='sectionRange'>33.1 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384351"><span class="HLabel1">PART V</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Language of Work</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>39 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384395"><span class="HLabel1">PART VI</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Participation of English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>41 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-384407"><span class="HLabel1">PART VII</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Advancement of Equality of Status and Use of English and French</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>46 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-384444"><span class="HLabel1">PART VIII</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Responsibilities and Duties of Treasury Board in Relation to the Official Languages of Canada</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>49 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-384465"><span class="HLabel1">PART IX</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Commissioner of Official Languages</span></a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> <span class='sectionRange'>49 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-384466"><span class="HTitleText2">Office of the Commissioner</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>55 - </span><a href="page-5.html#h-384495"><span class="HTitleText2">Duties and Functions of Commissioner</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>58 - </span><a href="page-5.html#h-384508"><span class="HTitleText2">Investigations, Compliance Agreements and Orders</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>66 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-384578"><span class="HTitleText2">Reports to Parliament</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>70 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-384593"><span class="HTitleText2">Delegation</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>71 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-384598"><span class="HTitleText2">General</span></a> </li></ul> </li><li><span class='sectionRange'>76 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-384616"><span class="HLabel1">PART X</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Court Remedy</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>82 - </span><a href="page-7.html#h-384659"><span class="HLabel1">PART XI</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">General</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>94 to 99 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384718"><span class="HLabel1">PART XII</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Related Amendments</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>100 to 103 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384720"><span class="HLabel1">PART XIII</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Consequential Amendments</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>104 and 105 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384722"><span class="HLabel1">PART XIV</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Transitional Provisions, Repeal and Coming into Force</span></a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> <span class='sectionRange'>104 and 105 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384723"><span class="HTitleText2">Transitional</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>109 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384733"><span class="HTitleText2">Repeal</span></a> </li> <li><span class='sectionRange'>110 - </span><a href="page-8.html#h-384735"><span class="HTitleText2">Coming into Force</span></a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li></ul> </nav> <h2 class="relatedInfo">Related Information</h2> <ul class="TocIndent"> <li class="liGold"> <a href="rpdc.html">Related Provisions</a> </li><li class="liGold"> <a href="nifnev.html">Amendments Not In Force</a> </li></ul> <div><h2 id="hist" class="relatedInfo"> Amendments <a href="#helpFootnote">*</a></h2><table class="table table-hover table-striped tablePointsize9 topdouble topbot"><tr class="topdouble"><th class="borderBottom bottom"> Amendment Citation </th><th class="borderBottom bottom"> Amendment date </th></tr><tr><td><a href="/eng/AnnualStatutes/2023_15">2023, c. 15</a></td><td>2024-06-20</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/eng/AnnualStatutes/2023_15">2023, c. 15</a></td><td>2024-01-01</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/eng/AnnualStatutes/2023_15">2023, c. 15</a></td><td>2023-06-20</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/eng/AnnualStatutes/2022_10">2022, c. 10</a></td><td>2022-07-26</td></tr></table><p id="helpFootnote"> * List of amendments since 2019-01-01 (limited to last 10 amendments) <a href="/eng/FAQ/index.html#g19">[more details]</a></p></div> <br><h2 id="r3lR3g" class="relatedInfo">Regulations made under this Act</h2><ul class="TocIndent"><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-92-48/index.html">Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/92-48)</span></li></ul><br><h2 id="r3pR3gs" class="relatedInfo">Repealed regulations made under this Act</h2><ul class="TocIndent"><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._1244/index.html">C.N.R. Company Exemption Order [Repealed]</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(C.R.C., c. 1244)</span></li></ul> </div> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2024-11-25</time></dd> </dl> </main> <nav id="wb-sec" typeof="SiteNavigationElement" class="col-md-3 col-md-pull-9 visible-md visible-lg"> <h2>Section menu</h2> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"><li> <h3 class="wb-navcurr">Constitutional Documents</h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/eng/Const/page-12.html">Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/eng/Const/Const_index.html">Consolidation of Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/eng/ConstRpt/Const_index.html">Consolidation of Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 <br>(1990 Report version) </a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" 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