Language Skills Act (S.C. 2013, c. 36)
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Language Skills Act
S.C. 2013, c. 36
Assented to 2013-06-26
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:
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1 This act may be cited as the Language Skills Act.
Language Skills
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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;
(k) the Parliamentary Budget Officer, appointed under subsection 79.1(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.
- 2013, c. 36, s. 2
- 2017, c. 20, s. 190
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