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At its first virtual conference, CPF Ontario honoured three individuals for their resilience and work in support of official language bilingualism: Deborah Williams, Karen Devonish-Mazzotta, and Martine Brouillet.

Members of CPF Ontario voted in Denise Massie to the final year of her term as President at the Branch’s virtual Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, October 4, 2020.

CPF Ontario is calling on the Ministry of Education to ensure equitable delivery of its French Immersion program. In July, our media release stated that any back-to-school options that didn’t include the delivery of Core French, Extended French, and French Immersion programs in the fall, either in-class or virtually, would not meet parent, student, and curriculum needs and expectations.

CPF Ontario recognizes the unprecedented challenge the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the education system. We acknowledge the efforts made by the Ministry of Education, the school boards, and parents, who have responded to surveys to develop the best possible plan for reopening schools.

More than 950 youth across Canada shared their experience in a COVID-19 world for the CPF Concours virtuel : Ensemble à distance - 'ton expérience face au virus' (your experience with the virus) contest. Students submitted short videos describing how their lives have changed with the new public health protocols.

While the Ministry of Education and school boards rollout platforms for virtual participation, CPF Ontario is announcing online extracurricular resources to assist close to 1 million students in French Second Language programs.

CPF Ontario has cancelled the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire, scheduled for May 2, 2020, at York University Glendon Campus. In an effort to help contain the COVID-19 virus, we are following the provincial and federal government recommendations, in particular the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) advisories related to large gatherings and social distancing.

CPF Ontario applauds Ombudsman Paul Dubé’s appointment of Kelly Burke as Ontario’s new French Language Services Commissioner. Ms. Burke most recently served as Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and worked in the Ministry of Francophone Affairs from 2014 to 2019 as Assistant Deputy Minister.

Members of CPF Ontario voted in Denise Massie as President at the Branch’s Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, October 5, 2019, in The Blue Mountains.

CPF Ontario applauds the Provincial Government of Ontario for giving a green light to the French university of Ontario, l’Université de l’Ontario français (l’UOF). This decision has solidified the Federal Government and the Government of Ontario’s support for official language bilingualism in the province.

CPF Ontario is expressing grave concern over the Toronto District School Board’s proposal to cut transportation to the French Immersion and Extended French programs, a decision that will directly impact 6,500 of the 28,000 students currently enrolled in the programs in this school board.