FSL in the News Archives - Canadian Parents for French

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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Open Letter to Provincial Party Leaders

epawlowska2024-01-03T16:48:48-05:00May 2nd, 2022|About FSL Education, CPF Advocacy in Action, FSL in the News, News Releases, What's New?|

Dear Premier Ford, Dear Ms Horwath, Dear Mr. Del Duca, Dear Mr. Schreiner, In a 2021 study, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages found that 81% of Ontarians agree that more needs to be done so that young people can become bilingual.* French Second Language (FSL) programs are supported in Ontario elementary and secondary schools with policy, curriculum and funding from the Government of Ontario.

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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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‘An impossible choice’: Parents plead with TDSB to save French immersion classes at their school

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:15:52-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News|

“Parents of French immersion students at one Toronto school are trying to persuade the school board to change its mind, after receiving an email telling them to put their children in the English-language program or switch to a different school.”

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Campaign aims to save French courses at University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:19:45-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News|

“The University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean has been a home for French education for more than 100 years, but now, thanks to reduced funding by the Alberta government and a freeze on reserve funds, nearly half of its courses could be axed.”

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Quebec Community Groups Network: It’s time to update the Official Languages Act

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:21:38-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News|

“Bilingualism serves as a cornerstone of our nation. It is an essential element that provides a durable foundation. It must not and cannot be shunted aside. An updated Act is required to continue to promote our linguistic duality, properly adapted to the many changes experienced – not just by Canada as a whole but also by the English-speaking community of Quebec.”

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Liberals’ proposed language reforms seek ‘equality’ of English and French in Canada

paolastgeorges2021-03-08T23:17:58-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News|

“The Trudeau government is proposing a series of sweeping language reforms that will “intervene vigorously to counter and remedy” the decline of French in Canada.”

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Joly: Canada’s bilingualism is under pressure, and reform can’t wait

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T18:43:45-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News, Media|

“Too often, parents who want to enrol their kids in French immersion can only do so through a wait list or lottery system, due in large part to an insufficient number of French teachers in their community. And too often, our federal public servants don't feel comfortable using French either.”

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Open Letter to Minister Stephen Lecce

u7solutions2023-11-30T10:06:07-05:00July 16th, 2020|About FSL Education, CPF Advocacy in Action, CPF in the News, For Parents, FSL Challenges - Answering Parents' Questions, FSL in the News, What's New?|

CPF Ontario sends an open letter to Education Minister Stephen Lecce in response to his announcement on Friday, June 20, 2020, on Ontario’s back-to-school plans for September. _______________________________________________________ July 3, 2020 Open Letter To: Minister Stephen Lecce minister.edu@ontario.ca EDU.consultation@ontario.ca From: ...

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