Ghislaine Saikaley

Ghislaine Saikaley (born 1962 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) was the interim Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada from 2016 to 2018.

During her tenure as commissioner, she called for a modernization of the Official Languages Act in order to adapt it for the digital age.

During this time, the Hells Angels were very active in the area, and Saikaley received numerous death threats related to her work.

[6] During her time as commissioner, Saikaley suggested, among other things, that the Official Languages Act be modernized and minimum standards of English-French bilingualism required to become a manager in the Canadian civil service be elevated.

[7] On the former, Saikaley stated that the Treasury Board Secretariat's low English-French proficiency requirement resulted in a lack of uniform application of part V of the Official Languages Act.