Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages

The Senate Standing Committee On Official languages (OLLO) is a standing committee of the Senate of Canada responsible for examining issues of Francophone culture in Canada, especially in regard to the Official Languages Act. It is mandated to study, as the Senate may decide, bills, messages, petitions, inquiries, papers and other matters relating to Canada's official languages generally.

Organization

Senate rule 12-7(5) mandates the OLLO to study matters relating to official languages generally. The committee may study bills affecting the Official Languages Act (OLA), its application, modification, and associated regulations and directives.[1]

The OLLO has a counterpart in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG).[2]

Members

Committee membership as of 6 March 2026:[1]

CaucusMemberProvince
 Independent Senators GroupAllister Surette, chairNS
 ConservativeRose-May Poirier, deputy chairNB
 Progressive Senate GroupAmina Gerba[a]QC
 Progressive Senate GroupDanièle HenkelQC
 Independent Senators GroupTony LoffredaQC
 Independent Senators GroupLucie Moncion[a]ON
 Canadian Senators GroupRebecca Patterson[a]ON

Former members:

CaucusMemberProvince
 Independent Senators GroupRené CormierNB
 Canadian Senators GroupGigi OslerMB

The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Gerba, Moncion and Patterson were among the nine original members of the committee.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages (45th Parliament)". Senate of Canada. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "The first federal parliamentary committee exclusively responsible for studying official languages is created". Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. 25 July 2024.
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