As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the Prime Minister of Canada make language rights and the vitality of official language minority communities permanent agenda items for meetings of the Council of the Federation.

Recommendation 2

That, at the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie, the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie ask the members of the conference to add the issue of language rights and the federal, provincial and territorial governments’ duties to official language minority communities to its agenda on a permanent basis.

Recommendation 3

That the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie:

• ask the members of the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie to invite the Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers and the Quebec Community Groups Network to attend the conference in June on an exceptional basis, given the language rights situation, to discuss the language rights of official language minority communities; and
• take measures to create a permanent mechanism to give Quebec’s english-speaking communities a voice on the national stage.

Recommendation 4

That the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility mandate the Canada Lands Company to work with the Board of Governors of the Université de l’Ontario français to find appropriate land and facilities for the university.

Recommendation 5

That the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie work with the Université de l’Ontario français’s Board of Governors to identify various ways to support the Université and that she consider the possibility of creating a federal loans and grants program, financed by matching funds, to address the needs of the Université de l’Ontario français.

Recommendation 6

That the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship invite his Ontario counterpart to negotiate with a view to adding an annex to the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement on French-speaking immigrants and an annex on international students, taking into account the needs of the Université de l’Ontario français.