Language Skills Act (S.C. 2013, c. 36)

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Marginal note:Short title

1 This act may be cited as the Language Skills Act.

Language Skills

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2 Any person appointed to any of the following offices must, at the time of his or her appointment, be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages:

• (a) the Auditor General of Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Auditor General Act;

• (b) the Chief Electoral Officer, appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1) of the Canada Elections Act;

• (c) the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada, appointed pursuant to subsection 49(1) of the Official Languages Act;

• (d) the Privacy Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 53(1) of the Privacy Act;

• (e) the Information Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 54(1) of the Access to Information Act;

• (f) the Senate Ethics Officer, appointed pursuant to section 20.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act;

• (g) the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 81(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act;

• (h) the Commissioner of Lobbying, appointed pursuant to subsection 4.1(1) of the Lobbying Act;

• (i) the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, appointed pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act;

• (j) the President of the Public Service Commission, appointed pursuant to subsection 4(5) of the Public Service Employment Act;

• (k) the Parliamentary Budget Officer, appointed under subsection 79.1(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.