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March 31, 2022

Laurentian neglected obligations under French Language Services Act, says language commissioner (CTV)

A new report says Laurentian University, the Ministry of Francophone Affairs and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities neglected their obligations under the law when French language programs were...
March 31, 2022

Ombudsman : l’Université Laurentienne a enfreint la Loi sur les services en français (Radio-Canada)

L'Université Laurentienne a enfreint la Loi sur les services en français (LSF) durant son processus de restructuration financière, conclut l'ombudsman de l'Ontario. Deux ministères, dont celui de...
March 31, 2022

Newsletter - Laurentian University and province failed to protect French programs from cuts during restructuring, Commissioner reports

March 31, 2022

Le gouvernement Ford a manqué à son devoir de protéger le français à la Laurentienne (Le Droit)

Deux ministères du gouvernement Ford n’ont pas respecté leurs responsabilités d’assurer la protection des services en français à l’Université Laurentienne, a révélé jeudi la commissaire aux services...
March 31, 2022

L’Université Laurentienne a enfreint la Loi sur les services en français (Le Devoir)

L’Université Laurentienne a enfreint la Loi sur les services en français de l’Ontario en supprimant tous les programmes menant à deux diplômes désignés, a conclu la Commissaire aux services en...
March 31, 2022

La Laurentienne et les ministères ont failli à leurs obligations envers la Loi sur les services en français (Le Voyageur)

La commissaire aux services en français de l’Ontario, Kelly Burke, considère que l’Université Laurentienne, le ministère des Affaires francophones et le ministère des Collèges et Universités ont...
March 31, 2022

Enquête: laxisme à Université Laurentienne et au gouvernement selon une commissaire (L'actualité)

L’Université Laurentienne et le gouvernement de l’Ontario se font reprocher d’avoir fait preuve de laxisme dans l’administration des obligations en vertu de la Loi sur les services en français de l...
March 31, 2022

La Laurentienne a manqué à ses obligations légales, selon le rapport Burke (ONFR)

Près d’un an après les coupes de programmes à La Laurentienne, l’ombudsman adjointe Kelly Burke a rendu public ce jeudi son rapport d’enquête dans le cadre de la restructuration financière de l...
March 31, 2022

Laurentian University violated French Language Services Act when it cut programs: report (CBC)

The Sudbury university eliminated 29 French-language programs in April 2021
March 31, 2022

Laurentian program cuts violated French Language Services Act, commissioner finds (Sudbury.com)

Commissioner Kelly Burke found Laurentian University, Ministry of Francophone Affairs and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities failed to meet their obligations under the legislation
March 31, 2022

Laurentian University and province failed to protect French programs from cuts during restructuring, Commissioner reports

Kelly Burke: University and two ministries must do more to ensure the French Language Services Act is respected
February 28, 2022

Newsletter - Helping students where they live: Ombudsman staff reach out to provincial and demonstration schools

January 31, 2022

Newsletter - Ombudsman receives more than 1,200 COVID-19 related complaints about government policy changes

January 10, 2022

Ontario Ombudsman's French Language Services Unit develops tool to assess French-language services (Law Times)

Fairness, logistics, services, and communication are tool standards
December 16, 2021

Newsletter - French Language Services Commissioner recommends assessment tool to aid government in protecting Ontario’s “linguistic health”

December 13, 2021

Kelly Burke, un rapport à l'image d'une année compliquée (Le Droit)

C'est désormais un classique depuis plusieurs années. Le rapport du Commissariat aux services en français met en lumière les attentes et frustrations de la part des Franco-Ontariens au sujet de leurs...
December 7, 2021

French Language Services Commissioner recommends assessment tool to aid government in protecting Ontario’s “linguistic health”

Equivalent service in French and a positive experience for Francophones often lacking in 2020-2021, Kelly Burke reports
December 7, 2021

La commissaire aux services en français rapporte plus de plaintes que l’année dernière (ONFR)

Pour son deuxième rapport après la suppression du commissariat indépendant, Kelly Burke, la commissaire aux services en français rattachée à l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, pointe du doigt la carence en...
December 7, 2021

Services en français : hausse de 15 % des plaintes en Ontario (Radio-Canada)

La commissaire aux services en français de l'Ontario, Kelly Burke, a reçu 351 plaintes du 1er octobre 2020 au 30 septembre dernier, soit 15 % de plus que l'année précédente.
December 7, 2021

Language commissioner proposes tool to assess availability, quality of French services (QP Briefing)

Ontario French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke said her office received 351 complaints related to accessing French language services, a 15 per cent increase from the previous year.
November 30, 2021

Newsletter - National Child Day 2021: Appreciating young people and committing to uphold their rights

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