Betty Gormley, Executive Director, CPF ON shares her thoughts about the proposed changes to the Official Languages Act. She agrees that the FSL teacher shortage makes it harder for young students to enroll in a FSL program. Available in French.
Demand for French immersion rises amid shortage of qualified teachers
CPF Manitoba shares its opinion about teacher shortages and says provinces need to improve their recruitment efforts and come up with a pan-Canadian solution.
B.C. parents voice concern over lack of French immersion distance learning options
Glyn Lewis, Executive Director CPF BC & YK expresses his concerns about how the pandemic has disrupted classrooms, leaving parents worried about how it will affect their children’s learning.
Recap of the CPF Network Conference
The CPF Network Conference was a huge success! Our Executive Director shares the event’s highlights and reminds audiences of the work we do.
Recap of the CPF Network Conference
The CPF Network Conference was a huge success! Our Executive Director shares the event’s highlights and reminds audiences of the work we do.
Linguistic Insecurity: It Is Not Easy for Anglophones to Learn French
After releasing its Linguistic Security Advocacy Brief, CPF discusses how linguistic insecurity affects FSL students and what it is doing to address that problem. Available in French.
Linguistic Insecurity: It Is Not Easy for Anglophones to Learn French
After releasing its Linguistic Security Advocacy Brief, CPF discusses how linguistic insecurity affects FSL students and what it is doing to address that problem. Available in French.
2018, 2019-2010 Advocacy Report Tools Kits
How can you, as a parent or educator, make use of our French Second Language research findings to advocate for your child, student or community? Check out the tools we've developed, based on these reports, to support your advocacy efforts.
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper learned French while studying in Aix-en-Provence when he was in college. Don't believe it? Check out this interview he did with media in France to promote his film, The Hangover 2. In the interview he answers questions from French fans!
Alex Trebek
The beloved late Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons. That’s over 7,500 episodes! He was intelligent, quick-witted...and spoke French! His mother was Franco-Ontarian and Alex credited his mom for inspiring him to learn French. Check out this acceptance speech where he praises Franco-Canadian culture, in both our official languages.
Annamie Paul
Annamie Paul is the first Black Canadian and Jewish woman to be elected as a leader of a federal party in Canada. Growing up in Toronto, her mother was determined that she and her siblings would grow up bilingual. This French interview was done right after she was nominated as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada.
Serena Williams
With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Serena Williams is one of the most dominant tennis players of all time. She learned French as a teenager because she dreamed of winning the French Open and accepting her trophy in French. She accomplished that goal in 2002 and today she’s passing on her love of French by teaching it to her daughter, Alexis!