Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
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The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, an office of the Canadian government, is responsible for achieving the objectives of, and promoting, Canada's Official Languages Act.
The 1988 Official Languages Act mandates this office and its commissioner, who holds office for seven years. Its mission has three main objectives: ensuring the equality of English and French within the Government of Canada and institutions subject to the Act; preserving and developing official language communities; and ensuring the equality of English and French in Canadian society at large.
As of June 2006, the commissioner is Dr. Dyane Adam, who was nominated in 1999. Adam was born in Casselman, Ontario and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa.
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