Horizontal Results-based Management and Accountability Framework

I. Presentation of the Roadmap

1.1 Brief Description

Announced in June 2008, the Roadmap is a horizontal initiative that clearly demonstrates the Government of Canada’s commitment to linguistic duality. This commitment was first set out in the 2007 Speech from the Throne and in the 2008 Budget. Since then, that commitment has gradually been implemented through different initiatives within the Roadmap.

The Roadmap reflects the results of the Government of Canada’s consultations, as well as the work of other key stakeholders such as official-language minority communities (the communities), parliamentary committees on official languages, and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.

Through the Roadmap, the Government of Canada seeks to increase its support in the areas of health, immigration, justice, economic development, and arts and culture in order to increase opportunities for French-speaking Canadians across the country and English-speaking Canadians in Quebec in order to live and work in dynamic communities in the official language of their choice.

Table 1: Financial Commitments of the Roadmap 2008-2013

Names of Roadmap Partners	Allocated Funds ($ millions )
1  Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)	16.2
2.  Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)	10.2
3.  Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)	2.5
4.  Canadian Heritage (PCH) • Official Languages Secretariat (OLS)	611.0 13.5
5.  Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)	20.0
6.  Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)1	0.4
7.  Industry Canada / Federal Economic Development Initiative for      Northern Ontario (IC / FedNor)	10.5
8.  Justice Canada (JC)	93.0
9.  Health Canada (HC)	174.3
10. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)2	94.0
11. National Research Council Canada (NRCC)	10.0
12. Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO)3	17.0
13. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)	34.0
14. Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED)	3.2
Total	1,109.8

Concrete initiatives in areas such as economic and cultural development and education support the development of communities in their the day-to-day living and workplaces. The Roadmap also proposes additional investments in the language industry, translation, and youth in order to enable all Canadians to benefit from linguistic duality by having the appropriate tools at hand.

These new initiatives are in addition to the investments that have allowed the Government of Canada to improve access to services in both official languages, particularly in the areas of justice and health. These initiatives are implemented as part of the Official Languages Program, which covers all activities that enable federal institutions to fulfill the Government’s obligations and commitments under the Official Languages Act.

The full text of the Roadmap is available on the website of the Department of Canadian Heritage: http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/slo-ols/pubs/08-13-LDL/index-eng.cfm

1.2 Logic Model

The logic model shows how the Roadmap initiatives contribute to expected results (see Figure 1) by linking activities to the various levels of expected results.

In the long term, the Roadmap seeks to allow Canadians to benefit from linguistic duality, to live and work within communities that reflect their Canadian values through the use of English and French, as well as having access to government services in the official language of their choice. This result is based on participation of all Canadians in linguistic duality and support for communities.

In the short term, achieving this ultimate result depends on eight immediate results. The various initiatives will, on the one hand, promote:

• continued and improved access to justice services in both official languages;
• continued and improved access to health services in both official languages;
• social and economic development of communities;
• a better understanding and use of both official languages; and
• improved access to the cultural expressions of both language groups.

And on the other hand, reinforce:

• the capacity of the language industry;
• the coordination of the Official Languages Program; and
• the linguistic duality in the federal public service.

In between the ultimate long-term result and the immediate short-term results, three intermediate results are expected:

• enhanced ability of French-speaking Canadians across Canada and English-speaking Canadians in Quebec to live and work in vibrant communities in the official language of their choice;
• increased proportion of Canadians who are aware of the benefits of linguistic duality and have the tools necessary to appreciate it; and
• strengthened capacity of the Government of Canada on official languages.

Figure 1: The Roadmap Logic Model

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