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On December 1st, 2021, Senator Claude Carignan introduced Bill S-229 that would amend the Language Skills Act to add the position of Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick to the list of positions where knowledge of French and English is mandatory. This is in addition to Bill S-220, introduced by the Senator a week earlier, concerning language skills of the position of Governor General of Canada.
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. Section 83 of the modernized Act specifies that "Nothing in this Act affects any rights - whether before or after the coming into force of this Act and whether by law or custom - of languages other than English and French, including Indigenous languages."
In the interest of transparency and the sound management of public finances, Canadian Heritage relies on reporting mechanisms that include data collection from partners of the Action Plan for Official Languages, as well as federal institutions’ annual reviews used to produce the Annual Report on Official Languages.
The Commissioner of Official Languages tabled his 2022-2023 Annual Report on Official Languages in Parliament on May 30, 2023. It addresses three main themes and includes three recommendations.
On June 20, 2023, Bill C-13 received Royal Assent. Section 83 of the modernized Official Languages Act states that "Nothing in this Act affects any rights - whether before or after the coming into force of this Act and whether by law or custom - of languages other than English and French, including Indigenous languages."
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Para-athletes from Russia will be allowed to compete at 2024 Paralympics after officials voted against a full ban. The decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) members means Russian Para athletes can compete as individual and neutral athletes at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The IPC General Assembly will discuss later the membership status of Belarus.
Indigenous Border Mobility Issues