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L-6.2 Language Skills Act

Current to 2019-06-21 · last amended 2017-09-21

Contents
Provision

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

s. 1 — Short title

This act may be cited as the Language Skills Act.

Language Skills

s. 2 — Requirements

Any person appointed to any of the following offices must, at the time of his or her appointment, be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages:

s. 2(a)

the Auditor General of Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Auditor General Act;

s. 2(b)

the Chief Electoral Officer, appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1) of the Canada Elections Act;

s. 2(c)

the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 49(1) of the Official Languages Act;

s. 2(d)

the Privacy Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 53(1) of the Privacy Act;

s. 2(e)

the Information Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 54(1) of the Access to Information Act;

s. 2(f)

the Senate Ethics Officer, appointed pursuant to section 20.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act;

s. 2(g)

the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 81(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act;

s. 2(h)

the Commissioner of Lobbying, appointed pursuant to subsection 4.1(1) of the Lobbying Act;

s. 2(i)

the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act;

s. 2(j)

the President of the Public Service Commission, appointed pursuant to subsection 4(5) of the Public Service Employment Act;

s. 2(k)

the Parliamentary Budget Officer, appointed under subsection 79.1(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.