Official Languages Action Plan
At Telefilm Canada, we believe that promoting bilingualism strengthens both our organizational culture and our impact. This plan strives to ensure a work environment and service to the public that respect the official languages, while fostering the active participation of all.
Pillars
Telefilm Canada’s 2025-2027 Official Languages Action Plan is based on five pillars:
1. Leadership and governance
a. Strengthen employees’ involvement in creating a culture that embraces the spirit of the Official Languages Act (OLA), and encourage them to get involved in official languages initiatives.
b. Ensure stringent monitoring of initiatives via annual reporting and the signing of collaboration agreements and funding targets with partners in official language minority communities.
2. Training and language security
a. Provide enriched integration by presenting the OLA to new staff members, as well as Telefilm’s official languages action plan.
b. Organize a yearly information session on the OLA and the importance of bilingualism.
c. Include a clear reference in presentation templates about the right to express oneself in the official language of choice during meetings and training sessions.
d. Provide language training tools and paths, which can be accessed via the employee on-boarding portal, the learning management system and internal communications.
3. Communication and service delivery
a. Ensure rigorous bilingualism in the provision of contracts and communications by integrating consistent templates and clauses (where applicable).
b. Verify that suppliers meet our language requirements through surveys and adjustments to our procurement practices.
c. Implement processes and guidelines to provide equitable content in both English and French on our online platforms and promotional communications.
4. Language of work and equity
a. Maintain an inclusive work environment in which both official languages are valued equitably.
b. Include reminders for managers at various management meetings, as well as communication tools on their official language obligations and responsibilities.
c. Harmonize language requirement criteria in Telefilm’s job postings so as to meet the spirit and requirements of the OLA and define the internal support available to fulfill these requirements.
5. Human resources and professional development
a. Establish a development plan for language training and succession planning.
b. Implement a process to keep language tests for bilingual positions up to date and include a discussion of staff training needs in managers’ objectives.
c. Document and communicate support paths and accommodation measures available.
Federal institution reporting
Telefilm Canada was required to submit annual reports on activities relating to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act and the Official Languages Act.