Treasury Board Rejects ‘Blanket Exemption’ Idea for Official Language Requirements

Treasury Board Rejects ‘Blanket Exemption’ Idea for Official Language Requirements
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier rises during Question Period, May 2, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Treasury Board is rejecting an idea pitched by some Indigenous public servants to offer “blanket exemptions” from having to learn both of Canada’s official languages.

A briefing note released to The Canadian Press under federal Access-to-Information from last fall shows senior officials deliberating over the exemption call coming from some members of the Indigenous Federal Employees Network.