French Language Services Directorate

Legislation - Policy - Guidelines

Act and Policy

Languages Act

Yukon’s Languages Act was enacted in 1988. Under this legislation:

  • The public has the right to use English, French, or a Yukon aboriginal language in the Legislative Assembly;
  • The public has the right to use French or English in any Yukon court;
  • Yukon acts and regulations must be published in English and French; both versions have equal authority; and
  • “Any member of the public in the Yukon has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of an institution of the Legislative Assembly or of the Government of Yukon in English or French…” (Section 6 (1))

Languages Act

 

French Language Policy

The French Language Policy states that Yukon’s French-speaking community is a partner in determining practical requirements under the Languages Act and will be consulted to determine priorities for government services.

The policy states that Deputy Ministers and Presidents of the Yukon government are responsible to ensure the development and implementation of departmental action plans for the provision of services in French in accordance with the Languages Act and the policy.

The policy states that services should be:

  • useful – meeting real, expressed needs of Yukon’s French-speaking community;
  • useable – practical, accessible, consistently maintained and of comparable quality to services in English; and
  • used – promoted to those who would potentially use them.

French Language Policy GAM (GAM 1.7)

 

Guidelines

  • Staffing Bilingual Positions
  • French Language Training
  • Salary Recoveries

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