Pursuing his third mandate, Mr. François Boileau receives complaints and presents recommendations regarding the application of the French Language Services Act. Prior to his nomination in 2007, he acted as a legal counsel for the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, where he defended landmark cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. He also represented the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada (FCFA) in the Montfort case before the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO).