1984		First NWT Official Languages Act (OLA)
1989		The 11th Legislative Assembly creates the Special Committee on Aboriginal Languages later tables a report with recommendations for changes to the Official Languages Act.
1990		Amendments are made to include further Aboriginal Official Languages, to create the Office of the Languages Commissioner and requiring a comprehensive review after 10 years.
2001		The 14th Legislative Assembly initiates the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act (SCROLA).
2003		SCROLA tables its comprehensive final report with 65 recommendations and suggests implementation and investment schedules for these recommendations. GNWT tables a response to this report. Amendments to Official Languages Act were made during the last session of the 14th Legislative Assembly. These changes include the new Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board, the new Official Languages Board, new roles for the Languages Commissioner and the Minister. The Act also has a legal requirement for a review after five years.
2008		The 16th Legislative Assembly adopts a motion referring the review of the Official Languages Act’s provisions and implementation to the Standing Committee on Government Operations. The Standing Committee on Government Operations made a work plan for the review. The Committee plans to table an interim report in October 2008 and its final report in the spring of 2009.