Federal civil servants working in positions requiring proficiency in the country’s two official languages benefit from an annual bonus, recalls The Press, which includes information from the Canadian Press agency. According to the newspaper, “a proposal to expand access to the bonus to people who speak an official language and an indigenous language was formulated last year by experienced public servants who were considering solutions to address the issues raised by indigenous colleagues”.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada union, which represents 120,000 employees, has proposed creating an indigenous language bonus for the approximately 500 identified civil servants who use one of them in their jobs.
Union President Chris Aylward believes he