If youre asking whether a bilingual imperative position can be filled by a non imperative appointment, meaning they have a specified time in which to achieve a. The statement of agreement to become bilingual sets out the obligations of a person who enters into an agreement to become bilingual in order to be appointed on a non imperative basis to a bilingual position and the obligations of the deputy head or his or her delegated authority who appoints this person on a non imperative basis. It addresses acting appointments, administrative measures, linguistic profiles and complaints. The bilingual imperative category is further broken down into the level of both. The act protects all canadians linguistic rights, no matter what. The employee has to meet the language requirements of the position within the exclusion period, even if he or she is deployed on a non imperative basis to another bilingual position with the same or lower linguistic profile. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Official bilingualism in the public service of canada wikipedia. Service official languages appointment regulations12 that outlines the. The same provisions governing a non imperative appointment are applied to deployments. Bilingualism is a pillar of our federal public service. Departmental guidelines for nonimperative staffing of bilingual positions. Katherine dentremont issued her first report since being appointed. Province must better monitor bilingual jobs, watchdog says cbc.
In the context of the human resources policy on retraining, surplus employees who, in work force adjustment situations, are unable to be appointed or deployed to bilingual non imperative positions solely because they do not meet the language qualifications and are not eligible for language training, may be given up to six months additional. Because canada has, for over two centuries, contained both english and frenchspeakers. Although no formal reform of the hiring and promotion process was ever undertaken, the. A nonimperative appointment process means that the position can be staffed by a person who agrees to become bilingual through language. Imperative staffing does not necessarily apply to indeterminate positions that are open to the. The new psoleao and the new psolar frequently asked. For each of these laws, the book reproduces the relevant case law excerpts and. A person with an existing 2year agreement to become bilingual could be appointed on a non imperative basis to a new position. Directive on official languages for people management canada.
Exclusions as a result of a non imperative appointment your filledout template for 20142015 is to be forwarded directly to the public service commission psc at cfp. If the position requires the same or lower level of official language proficiency, the original 2year period will apply. Public service official languages appointment regulations. Canadians who live in quebec could not be mitigated by official bilingualism. A non imperative appointment process means that the position can be staffed by a person who agrees to become bilingual through language training at government expense within the two year exemption period.
Departmental guidelines for nonimperative staffing of. The swiss federal law on foreigners states that it is imperative for. Because canada has, for over two centuries, contained both english and french speakers. Directive on official languages for people management. Can all bilingual positions be considered on a nonimperative basis. Public service official languages exclusion approval order 2005 a. German is no longer just the language of germans and books. Public service official languages exclusion approval order. The linguistic integration of adult migrants lintegration. Outlines the requirements related to the linguistic identification of a position, the staffing of bilingual positions, and the equal participation of.
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