In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Commissioner or if that office is vacant, the Governor in Council may appoint any qualified person to hold that office in the interim for a term not exceeding six months, and that person shall, while holding office, be paid the salary or other remuneration and expenses that may be fixed by the Governor in Council.
In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Commissioner or if that office is vacant, the Governor in Council may appoint any qualified person to hold that office in the interim for a term not exceeding six months, and that person shall, while holding office, be paid the salary or other remuneration and expenses that may be fixed by the Governor in Council.
In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Commissioner, or if the office of Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada is vacant, the Governor in Council, after consultation by the Prime Minister with the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, may appoint another qualified person to hold office during the absence or incapacity of the Commissioner or while the office is vacant for a term not exceeding six months, and that person shall, while holding office, have all of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner under this Act and be paid such salary or other remuneration and expenses as may be fixed by the Governor in Council.