Plain Language Working Group

Federal/Provincial Working Group on Consumer Education and Plain Language [ Federal Provincial Task Force on Consumer Education and Plain Language ]

Working Group on Data Base Languages

Canadians want us to make their lives a lot simpler, from bulletins issued in plain language to business hours dealing with modern realities of working families.

Part III of the code does deal with the reassignment in the workplace for workers under this category, so we believe it would do no harm and would help future generations who are trying to make sense of this code to add, for further clarification, in simple language, that once it is established that there is a risk to the health of the pregnant or nursing mother, or to the fetus or child, division VII of part III of the Canada Labour Code, which deals with reassignment, maternity leave and paternity leave, maternity-related reassignment and leave, shall apply.

Our HRSDC projects include: overview of best practices, identification of barriers for the clients and creation of a standardized assessment process; plain language review of all documents related to certification and prior learning assessment to ensure clarity in English and French; the business case for creating and sustaining bridging programs; loan libraries to remove access issues and costs for internationally educated technologists; the creation of a resource guide for IEMLTs to help address the gaps in experience and educat ...[+++]ion in relation to the Canadian context of practice; the creation of an online self-assessment tool, also available offshore; the feasibility of creating a peer support network; investigation of factors enabling or impeding integration of five groups of internationally educated health professionals, two to seven years post-licensure and certification; and our newest project, the CSMLS self-directed bridging program.

Following the opinion of the Legal Service, whose representatives participated in the meetings of the Consultative Working Party examining the recast proposal, and in keeping with the recommendations of the draftsperson, the Committee on Legal Affairs considers that the proposal in question does not include any substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal or in the opinion of the Consultative Working Party and that, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier acts with those changes, the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts, without any change in thei ...[+++]r substance.