News Releases Archives - Canadian Parents for French

(Eng. & Fre. Versions) Carl Bouchard comme Commissaire aux services en français au Bureau de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario

bobbiesmith2023-12-07T16:56:06-05:00December 7th, 2023|Media, News Releases, What's New?|

Canadian Parents for French (CPF) applaudit la nomination de Carl Bouchard comme Commissaire aux services en français de l’Ontario au Bureau de l'Ombudsman English version follows French... Toronto, 5 décembre 2023— Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) se réjouit de la nomination de Carl ...

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(EN & FR versions) CPF ON applauds the appointment of Edith Dumont as the 30th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

bobbiesmith2023-12-07T18:22:10-05:00November 15th, 2023|Media, News Releases, What's New?|

Canadian Parents for French (CPF) applauds the appointment of Edith Dumont as the 30th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario La version française suit l'anglais... Toronto, November 15, 2023— Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) witnessed the swearing in of Madame Edith Dumont as ...

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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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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 (Ontario) Welcomes Strengthened Language Within Bill C-13 to Modernize the Official Languages Act

epawlowska2022-03-03T15:22:28-05:00March 3rd, 2022|News Releases|

Mississauga, March 3rd, 2022 — Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) was gratified to learn that Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, was tabled on March 1st in the House of Commons by the Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Ginette Petitpas Taylor.

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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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Students Win Awards at Province-Wide French Public Speaking Competition

tmian2023-11-22T21:41:35-05:00May 7th, 2021|For Youth, News Releases, Parents and Educators, Secondary, Grade 7 to 12, What's New?|

Announcing the grade 11 and 12 winners of the provincial Concours d'art oratoire.....drum roll.... 9 Ontario students won the French public speaking competition organized by CPF Ontario. Each winner will have the opportunity to compete at the CPF National finals.

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Federal Budget Supports Official Language Bilingualism

tmian2021-04-21T23:32:45-04:00April 21st, 2021|News Releases|

CPF welcomes the Federal Government's inclusion of a financial envelope of $180.4 million over three years, starting 2021-22, to Canadian Heritage to support students across the country achieve their goals of official language bilingualism.

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Canadian Parents for French and Glendon College Partner to Offer Virtual French Programming to Ontario High School Students

tmian2021-03-12T19:54:14-05:00February 8th, 2021|News Releases|

York University’s Glendon Campus and CPF Ontario are extending their partnership to create opportunities for high school students to enhance their French language learning, thanks to a series of interactive workshops.

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