Federal
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Governs Canada · Part of Parliament of Canada
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Commissioner of Official Languages
Appointed by the Governor General
- Kelly Ann Burke since March 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Commissioner of Official Languages laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Kelly Ann Burke as Commissioner of Official Languages federal-organizations.canada.ca · checked
What it can do
- Protect official language rights
Investigates complaints and promotes English and French under the Official Languages Act (s. 56).
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Sources for what it can do
- Protect official language rights laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Official Languages Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.)), Part IX. For: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Investigates complaints and promotes English and French under the Official Languages Act (s. 56). For: Protect official language rights
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Official Languages Act, s. 49. For: Commissioner of Official Languages
- federal-organizations.canada.ca · checked Privy Council Office, Federal organizations and their appointments: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada, Commissioner of Official Languages: Burke, Kelly Ann (Full-Time Appointment, During Good Behaviour, current 2026-03-30 to 2033-03-29, original 2026-03-30). Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Kelly Ann Burke as Commissioner of Official Languages