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How will developing Canada’s critical minerals benefit Canadians?
What steps is the Government of Canada taking to manufacture vaccines and therapies domestically?
On June 20, 2023, Bill C-13 - An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact An Act respecting the use of the French language in private enterprises under federal jurisdiction and to make related amendments to other Acts received Royal Assent. The modernized Act redistributes the roles and responsibilities of official languages governance within the federal government.
Summary of accomplishments on disability inclusion since 2015.
The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, Lebanon is facing a severe humanitarian crisis as the UN is providing less than 'minimum survival level' of aid due to lack of funds.
On June 20, 2023, the Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages (short title of Bill C-13) received Royal Assent. Among other things, that law creates a new law establishing new rights: the right to work in French in certain federally regulated private businesses in Quebec and in regions with a strong Francophone presence, and the right to obtain services in French from those businesses. The new law, known as the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act (UFPBA), will come into force by order-in-council.
On June 20, 2023, Bill C-13 - An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts received Royal Assent. The modernized Act makes significant improvements to Part VII of the Act.
According to a media report, several senior officers at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters hold bilingual positions even though they don't speak French and don't undergo language training.
According to a media article, some fifty customer service positions at Canadian National may be relocated to Western Canada from Quebec.
Minister of Citizen Services has not yet been issued a Mandate Letter.