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.
The prize was first awarded in 2009 by Commissioner
Graham Fraser
Graham Fraser (born 1946) is a Canadian former journalist and writer who served as Canada's sixth Commissioner of Official Languages. He is the author of several books, both in English and French.
Early life and education
Fraser is the son o ...
, and its first recipient was
Linda Leith
Linda Jane Leith is a Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher.
Biography
Leith was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, when her family was living in the linen town of Lisburn. After elementary and secondary schooling in London and Basel, ...
.
Recipients
The prize was not awarded in 2017 because there was no permanent Commissioner of Official Languages in office that year.
Raymond Théberge
Raymond Théberge (born 1952 in Sainte-Anne-des-Chênes, Manitoba) is the current Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, having held this position since January 29, 2018. He was previously the ninth President and Vice-Chancellor of the Un ...
has not awarded the prize since the beginning of his tenure as Commissioner in January 2018.
References
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Canadian awards
Awards established in 2009
Bilingualism in Canada