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Dear partners, stakeholders and rightsholders,    I am pleased to share the 2025–2026 Annual Report of the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. Marking the conclusion of the Commission’s first five years, the report reflects progress in advancing its mandate to help promote Indigenous languages and support Indigenous Peoples in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening their […]

September 30, 2026 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages honours Residential School Survivors, their families and communities, and recognizes the lasting impacts of Canada’s Residential School system. We remember the children who never returned home.  Residential schools were a tool […]

June 21, 2026 On National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages joins all Peoples across Canada in celebrating the cultures, histories, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.  Indigenous languages are at the heart of identity, belonging, and ways of knowing. They carry the stories, teachings, and worldviews that have been passed […]

June 18, 2026 – Ottawa, ON The Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages and Statistics Canada have collaborated to produce two new analyses examining Indigenous languages in Canada using data from the 2021 Census of Population. These reports were released on June 18, 2026. Building on previous collaborative analyses, the report The Use of […]

September 30, 2025 – Mayo, Yukon The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) Carleton University, and the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (OCIL) have partnered on an innovative initiative designed to preserve and celebrate the cultural heritage of FNNND and the Northern Tutchone language through advanced technological approaches.  Kwän Dék’án’ Do (Northern […]

Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (OCIL) P R E S E N T S ‘Rhythms of the Land’ – A National Celebration of Indigenous Languages through Music Ottawa, ON – June 16, 2025 – The Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (OCIL) proudly announces the premiere of ‘Rhythms of the Land’, a […]

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒍᐃᑦᓯᓐ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓪᓗᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐅᖅᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓵᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.   ᒪᐃ 2025 – ᐋᑐᕚ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ  ᐅᓇ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓵᓗᒍ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐃᓐᕼᐃᐱᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒧᑦ […]

Project aims to promote Inuit and Gwich’in children’s literacy through a focus on oral language exposure May 2025 – Ottawa, ON The Commission celebrates and amplifies the collaborative efforts of language champions and project partners on the innovative Children’s Literacy Promotion Project, Uqausiqput Tusaalugu. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), Inhabit Media, and the Northwest Territories […]

Today on National Indigenous Languages Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages stands together with Indigenous Peoples, and all Canadians, in celebrating the continued efforts of Indigenous language champions as they reclaim, revitalize, strengthen, and maintain their languages. This is a day for Canadians to reflect on the significant contributions of Indigenous languages […]

March 31, 2025 – Ottawa, ON On National Indigenous Languages Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, in collaboration with Statistics Canada, is releasing nine new reports on Indigenous language families in Canada. These reports provide analysis of the vitality, acquisition, and patterns of use for Indigenous languages across the country, using data […]