Guest Speakers: Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Blanc, Acting Director of Communications and Spokesperson, Office québécois de la langue française
Ms. Virginia Poter, Director General, Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate, Environment Canada
For our inaugural Automotive Summit, we decided to let you hear from representatives of two key regulators which have a major impact on the automotive industry: Environment Canada and the Office québécois de la langue française. Virginia Poter, Director General, Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate, Environment Canada will speak about the Chemicals Management Plan administered jointly by Environment Canada and Health Canada with a particular focus on implications for the automotive industry. Jean-Pierre Le Blanc, Acting Director of Communications and Spokesperson, Office québécois de la langue française, will provide an overview of the Charter of the French Language as it applies to business activities conducted within the automotive sector. You will also have the benefit of participating in Q&A sessions moderated by two of our expert lawyers who regularly deal with and advise on legal issues arising out of these two key pieces of legislation. Don’t miss this opportunity to come away with a better understanding of two critical areas affecting the automotive sector.
Specific topics include:
- Challenges Involved in the Use of French in the Automotive Industry - Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Blanc, Acting Director of Communications and Spokesperson, Office québécois de la langue française
- The use of French in the workplace;
- The language of commerce and business
- Passenger compartments;
- Voice-controlled navigation systems; and
- Instruction manuals for mechanics and service provider
- Origins and overview of CMP
- Progress to date and lessons learned
- Substances and instruments of particular interest for the auto sector
- Implications for auto sector
- Moving forward
Agenda
- 8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
- 8:30 am - 8:35 am Opening Remarks - Steven F. Rosenhek
- 8:35 am - 8:55 am Challenges Involved in the Use of French in the Automotive Industry - Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Blanc
- 8:55 am - 9:25 am Q&A session with Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Blanc and René Cadieux, Fasken Martineau
- 9:25 am - 9:35 am Break
- 9:35 am - 9:55 am Canada’s Chemical Management Plan and the Auto Sector - Ms. Virginia Poter
- 9:55 am - 10:25 am Q&A session with Ms. Virginia Poter and Rosalind Cooper, Fasken Martineau
- 10:25 am - 10:30 Closing remarks
- 10:30 am Programme Ends
