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.
Academically Challenged Students – Research (2012-2014)
Factsheets (PDFs) for Parents & Educators Regarding: Academically Challenged Students In 2012, Canadian Parents for French hosted a Roundtable on Academically Challenged Students in French-Second-Language (FSL) Programs in June 2012 to initiate a dialogue amongst stakeholders, educators and policy-makers, to ...
Students Win Awards at Province-Wide French Public Speaking Competition
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.
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!
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts and his band have been nominated for fourteen Juno Awards, winning six! They were named Artist of the Year twice and Album of the Year once. Growing up in Montréal, Sam was exposed to English and French from an early age and loves being able to speak both official languages!
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Resources & Support for Parents and Educators While Schools Are Closed
While the Ministry of Education and school boards roll out platforms for virtual participation, CPF Ontario is announcing online extracurricular resources to assist close to 1 million students in FSL programs.
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Open Letter to Minister Stephen Lecce
CPF Ontario sends an open letter to Education Minister Stephen Lecce on his announcement on Friday, June 20, 2020, on Ontario’s back to school plans for September 2020.CPF ON response Continued Learning Fall 2020