Bill C-419

1st Session, 41st Parliament,

60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013

house of commons of canada

BILL C-419

An Act respecting language skills

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

SHORT TITLE

1. This act may be cited as the Language Skills Act.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

2. 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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