CPF in the News Archives - Canadian Parents for French

Announcing the 2023-2024 Volunteer Award Winners for CPF Ontario

bobbiesmith2023-11-22T21:39:22-05:00October 17th, 2023|CPF in the News, For Parents, For Youth, Parents and Educators, What's New?|

Niagara Falls, October 17, 2023—Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) announced its Volunteer Award Winners at a special awards luncheon during its annual provincial conference in Niagara Falls October 14, 2023. Congratulations to the following winners for their volunteer leadership and ...

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Announcing the 2023-2024 Board of Directors for CPF Ontario

bobbiesmith2023-11-22T21:02:55-05:00October 17th, 2023|Board of Directors - Leadership, CPF in the News, News Releases, What's New?|

Niagara Falls, October 17, 2023—Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) held its annual provincial conference and 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Niagara Falls October 14-15, 2023. Members reelected Denise Massie as President of CPF ON for the 1st year of ...

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Canadian Parents for French Recognizes the Financial Contribution of the Government of Canada

bobbiesmith2023-11-22T21:02:22-05:00August 31st, 2023|CPF in the News, News Releases|

Canadian Parents for French Recognizes the Financial Contribution of the Government of Canada Ottawa, June 22, 2023— Canadian Parents for French, National on behalf of the pan-Canadian Network would like to acknowledge the Department of Canadian Heritage for its ongoing ...

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Our 4 Provincial Winners of Concours Ontario Placed at the National Finals!

bobbiesmith2023-12-13T19:18:34-05:00June 19th, 2023|Concours d'art Oratoire, CPF in the News, For Parents, For Youth, FSL in the News, Parents and Educators, Secondary, Grade 7 to 12, What's New?|

ALL 4 of Ontario's Provincial Winners Placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd at the National Concours d'art oratoire 2023 on June 16th! Congratulations to these talented youths: Sunny Wu (York Region District School Board), Victoria Mnatsakanyan & Luke Martin (Toronto District ...

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CPF Ontario Applauds the Ontario Government’s Marked Progress on the French Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy

tmian2023-11-22T21:01:07-05:00October 18th, 2021|CPF in the News, News Releases|

CPF Ontario applauds the Ontario government’s marked progress on its recently announced French Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy which is helping to recruit and retain new French language teachers. The four-year strategy demonstrates the province’s commitment to addressing the French language and French as a Second Language (FSL) teacher shortage in both the French and English school systems.

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Members Elect New Board of Directors and Officers

tmian2023-11-22T21:04:36-05:00September 27th, 2021|Board of Directors - Leadership, CPF in the News, News Releases, What's New?|

Members voted in Mỹ Dang as President of Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) at the Ontario Branch Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

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Canadian Parents for French Applauds the Ontario Government’s Action Plan to Address the French Teacher Shortage

tmian2023-11-29T17:02:45-05:00June 18th, 2021|About FSL Education, CPF Advocacy in Action, CPF in the News, For Educators and Researchers, For Parents, FSL in the News, News Releases, What's New?|

Education Minister Stephen Lecce and the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Ross Romano, announced the Ontario Government’s investment in a four-year strategic action plan to address the French and French as a Second Language (FSL) teacher shortage in the province.

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Concours d’art oratoire 2023 Winners

tmian2023-11-29T17:30:34-05:00June 2nd, 2021|CPF in the News, For Parents, For Youth, Parents and Educators, Secondary, Grade 7 to 12, What's New?, Youth|

Discover our #CPFConcours winners of 2023! Félicitations to our Concours d'art oratoire partners across the country: all CPF Branches, our many volunteers who helped judge the submissions, and of course to all the participants. Twenty-five students from Ontario won! View the full list of winners and watch their videos.

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Ottawa relies on French immersion to strengthen bilingualism in Alberta

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:33:46-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

Michael Tryon, Executive Director, CPF Alberta shares his opinion about the modernization of the Official Languages Act, talking specifically about some of the French as a second language (FSL) challenges in Alberta. Available in French.

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Immigration and immersion: Two Promising Paths for the Francophonie

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:37:25-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

Nicole Thibault, Executive Director, CPF National talks about the importance of guaranteeing all Canadians access to FSL programs in the wake of the Government of Canada’s planned reforms to the Official Languages Act. Available in French.

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Facilitating the immigration of French-speaking teachers: “A step in the right direction”

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:47:33-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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.

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Demand for French immersion rises amid shortage of qualified teachers

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:49:33-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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.

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