Canada Council for the Arts Official Languages Policy

The Council recognizes the distinct contribution that Canada’s two official languages and its OLMC artists and arts organizations make to the diversity and richness of the arts in Canada. [...] The Council recognizes that the implementation of rights related to Indigenous languages are at the core of building right relations with Indigenous peoples and are fundamental to shaping the country, particularly in light of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. [...] The OLA affects the following areas of the Council’s activities: Communications with and services to the public o Part IV of the OLA recognizes that Canadians have the right to communicate with and receive services from federal institutions in their language of choice. [...] The National Coordinator for the Implementation of Section 41 of the OLA is responsible for the Council’s activities related to the implementation of this section of the Act. [...] The COL is co-chaired by the Official Languages Champion and the National Coordinator for the Implementation of Section 41, and is composed of staff with responsibilities related to official languages from all parts of the organization.