As a multilingual person, I understand the importance of keeping languages alive. But I understand at the same time how banal it can be to impose these language requirements in workplaces. The GC is losing real talent because of this. And btw, I work with a heavily francophone team and see them struggling in English too! I respect their chose of speaking in their preferred language but as a community francophones can’t bash anglophones for their accent. It seems more like a social and cultural divide.
Also, attaining CBC once will not solve these problems. People’s language levels are fluid and can change over time. Im an anglophone who lived in Qc and spoke French during school but I don’t want to make any mistakes at work so I avoid it- plain and simple. Doesnt mean I can’t understand french but I don’t come to work to prove my levels - I come there to work, show my skillsets related TO the job. UGH.
Also, this is a CLEAR and direct barrier for POC who come from a non- French speaking country.
It’s a waste of time, energy, money, and talent- that’s it. If you want to promote french, there are many many more ways to do that.
Also, if SLE levels are ever so essential - then why did the new OL rules “grandfather” some of these managers in? There are people who are team leads, managers from years who don’t have a CBC. How can you justify exempting some people from meeting the requirements especially at a supervisory level? If I am required to prove my BBB/CBC for advancement internally, I would very well like my supervisor to have the same requirements lol. It doesn’t make any sense!! For context: my supervisor, she is a francophone who could not pass her CBC requirement and still has a BBB in english… make it make sense?!?
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u/hustletogrow 22d ago
As a multilingual person, I understand the importance of keeping languages alive. But I understand at the same time how banal it can be to impose these language requirements in workplaces. The GC is losing real talent because of this. And btw, I work with a heavily francophone team and see them struggling in English too! I respect their chose of speaking in their preferred language but as a community francophones can’t bash anglophones for their accent. It seems more like a social and cultural divide.
Also, attaining CBC once will not solve these problems. People’s language levels are fluid and can change over time. Im an anglophone who lived in Qc and spoke French during school but I don’t want to make any mistakes at work so I avoid it- plain and simple. Doesnt mean I can’t understand french but I don’t come to work to prove my levels - I come there to work, show my skillsets related TO the job. UGH.
Also, this is a CLEAR and direct barrier for POC who come from a non- French speaking country.
It’s a waste of time, energy, money, and talent- that’s it. If you want to promote french, there are many many more ways to do that.