The Award of Excellence – Promotion of Linguistic Duality (also called the Award of Excellence for the Promotion of Linguistic Duality) is given annually by Canada's Commissioner of Official Languages. It is given to groups or individuals which are not bound to the Official Languages Act, but whose leadership helped promote Canadian Linguistic Duality, in Canada or abroad, or helped the development of Official Language Minority Communities.[1] The prize was first awarded in 2009 by Commissioner Graham Fraser, and its first recipient was Linda Leith.[2]
Recipients
edit| Year | Recipient | Commissioner |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Linda Leith[3]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2010 |  Claudette Paquin[4]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2011 |  Festival du voyageur[5]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2012 | Bernard St-Laurent[6]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2013 | Justin Morrow[7]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2014 |  The Frye Festival[8]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2015 | Mariette Mulaire[9]
|
Graham Fraser |
| 2016 |  Canadian Parents for French[10]
|
Graham Fraser |
The prize was not awarded in 2017 because there was no permanent Commissioner of Official Languages in office that year. Raymond Théberge has not awarded the prize since the beginning of his tenure as Commissioner in January 2018.
References
edit- ^ Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio -; Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio -. "Prix d'excellence pour la promotion de la dualité linguistique | Le midi 30 | ICI Radio-Canada Première". Prix d'excellence pour la promotion de la dualité linguistique | Le midi 30 | ICI Radio-Canada Première (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "En bref - Le Prix d'excellence de la dualité linguistique à Linda Leith". Le Devoir (in French). 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Canada, Employment and Social Development (2 April 2009). "Blue Metropolis Foundation President recipient of the Award of Excellence - Promotion of Linguistic Duality - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Claudette Paquin reçoit le Prix de la promotion de la dualité linguistique". l-express.ca (in Canadian French). 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Festival du Voyageur Receives Linguistic Duality Award | ChrisD.ca". ChrisD.ca. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "QCGN congratulates Bernard St-Laurent on winning the Award of Excellence from the Commissioner of Official Languages - QCGN". QCGN. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Why French". Why French. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "The first Frye Festival is held". www.ocol-clo.gc.ca. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Annual Report 2014–2015". Commissioner of Official Languages. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Presentation of Award of Excellence in the Promotion of Linguistic Duality". Canadian Parents for French | Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2018-03-14.