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Health Canada Status Report 2005/06 in support of Part VII of the Official Languages Act
Principal Achievements
Communications, Marketing And Consultation Directorate
C. Communications
External communications activities to inform OLMCs about the activities, programs and policies of Health Canada and to promote the bilingual character of Canada; inclusion of OLMCs in all information lists and distribution lists; use of the Health Canada's Web site to communicate with OLMCs.
| Main expected results for the period covered by the action plan | Main activities carried out for the year covered by the status report | Progress (results) achieved for the year covered by the status report |
|---|---|---|
OLMCs receive up-to-date information on Health Canada's programs and services by various vehicles of communication. Health Canada becomes a regular user of OLMC media by buying antenna time and advertising space from them. |
1. Various vehicles of communications utilized to ensure that OLMCs received up-to-date information on HCs Programs and Services were media (paper, television, radio), internet/intranet, web access. |
1, 2. By utilizing these various vehicles of communications it allowed HC to better communicate with its OLMC as well as the general public. It has also allowed us to reach a greater audience. |
| 2. In FY 05-06, HC used the means of a public notice for the recruitment campaign for nurses. |
D. Coordination And Liaison
Coordination of activities (research, studies, meetings, etc) carried out by Health Canada itself along with other federal departments or other levels of government; participation in activities organized by other federal departments or other levels of government, etc; participation of official languages champions, national and regional coordinators, etc., in various government forums.
| Main expected results for the period covered by the action plan | Main activities carried out for the year covered by the status report | Progress (results) achieved for the year covered by the status report |
|---|---|---|
Coordinators are using the best practices that have been presented at various forums, retreats or at meetings of national coordinators responsible for section 41 of the OLA. Health Canada is working with multiple partners to meet the priorities of the OLMCs. |
1. HC worked with a number of governmental partners inside and outside the Department |
1. Ensured that priorities of OLMCs were taken into consideration. |
