“Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced a major investment of more than $18.3 million in four innovative programs to help young Francophones reach their full potential. Minister Boissonnault was accompanied by the Honourable Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament (Ottawa–Vanier). This funding for la Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF), la Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française (FJCF), schools and community organizations will allow these organizations to come together to jointly offer a wide range of cultural, artistic and social activities to elementary and secondary school students. These activities are aimed at strengthening their sense of belonging to the Francophone community, while helping their personal and academic development.”

“Our two official languages are at the heart of our identity. Post-secondary institutions play a crucial role in the life of Francophone minority communities, contributing to their vitality and ongoing development. // Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced more than $2.7 million in funding over two years for the Université de Moncton.”

« Après des décennies d’espoir, de travail acharné et d’économies, la communauté francophone de Victoria a enfin réalisé son rêve : la création d’un centre communautaire francophone. // La communauté francophone de Victoria est maintenant propriétaire d’une Maison de la Francophonie à Victoria, un rêve espéré depuis tant d’années. »

« Le député libéral de Nickel Belt, Marc Serré, était accompagné de la ministre du Revenu national, Marie-Claude Bibeau, jeudi, pour l’annonce d’un financement de plus de 560 000 $ au Collège Boréal pour des travaux qui ont déjà eu lieu à son campus du Nipissing. »

“Today, Marc Serré, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and to the Minister of Official Languages, announced an investment of more than $560,000 for Collège Boréal. […] This project was made possible by the Development of Official Language Communities - Minority-Language Education program and the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028.”

« À Saint-Claude, l’École Gilbert-Rosset a inauguré lundi plusieurs nouveaux locaux. Il s’agit de la seule école francophone de la localité située au sud-ouest de Winnipeg. […] L’élargissement d’espaces éducatifs est le résultat d’un investissement de 7,3 millions $ des gouvernements provincial et fédéral. »

« Des associations fransaskoises se disent préoccupées par le manque d’espace au Pavillon élémentaire Monique-Rousseau de l’École canadienne-française à Saskatoon. L’établissement scolaire n’a plus de place pour accueillir de nouveaux élèves. // D’après les derniers chiffres fournis par le Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CEF), le Pavillon Monique-Rousseau a une capacité d’accueil de 380 élèves. Pourtant, il y a plus de 439 élèves y sont actuellement inscrits. […] Il rappelle notamment que la communauté fransaskoise demande “depuis de nombreuses années” la construction d’une nouvelle école pour répondre à la croissance du nombre d’élèves francophones dans la province. “C’est un problème systémique. […] À chaque fois qu’on doit demander une autre école, on doit carrément menacer et amener le gouvernement en cour. […] On ne fait pas partie de leur planification”, se désole M. Leis dans une entrevue accordée à l’émission Point du jour. »

“In celebration of Franco-Ontarian Day, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced more than $3 million in Government of Canada support for official language minority communities in the Ottawa region. […] The funding for these organizations, through the Community Life component of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, supports official language minority communities in creating spaces where members can take part in a variety of activities and programs. With this support, these organizations are able to pursue projects related to important services, educational activities and community infrastructure in official language minority communities.”

“Today, Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament (Egmont), announced more than $12.9 million in funding over five years (from 2023–24 to 2027–28) for the reconstruction and modernization of the Evangeline Education Centre. […] The Evangeline Education Centre serves more than 200 students each year. Since opening, more than 1,400 youth have graduated from the centre. It is recognized as a stronghold of the Acadian and Francophone community in Prince Edward Island.”

« Le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement du Yukon ont accordé un financement conjoint de 2,4 millions de dollars pour soutenir les activités de l’organisme Les EssentiElles Cette aide financière aura permis, entre autres, à l’organisme de devenir propriétaire de l’immeuble qui abrite leurs locaux. »

“announced more than $2.4 million in funding to Les Essentielles to allow the organization to purchase a commercial property in Whitehorse. Funding for this project will strengthen the organization’s mission to support Franco-Yukoner women in minority language communities.”

“more than $1 million in funding for la Société francophone de Victoria to acquire and renovate la Maison de la francophonie de Victoria. This project marks a crucial step in strengthening the Francophone presence in this dynamic community.”

“Provides an opportunity for official language minority communities to build, renovate and modernize multipurpose spaces in which various services and activities will be accessible to them.”

“Enhancing the Community Cultural Action Fund for the benefit of 752 minority-language schools”

“Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, along with the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament (Ottawa–Vanier), announced an investment along with the Government of Ontario of more than $34.7 million for the University of Ottawa for five projects supporting French-language post-secondary education. […] The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of having the proper infrastructure for programs targeting official language minority communities. This project aims to modernize the space and equipment required for four new teaching spaces in the nursing sciences simulation laboratory, the virtual reality and immersive training laboratory, the nutrition science teaching laboratory and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Teaching Laboratory.”

“Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced nearly $100,000 in funding for the Centre francophone de Toronto to carry out a feasibility study. The study will allow the centre to analyse the need for additional community space to meet the growing demand for services. // The Government of Canada’s investment in this study will allow the centre to accomplish great things, including: Consult key partners and stakeholders for the establishment of a community space for Francophones in Toronto; Identify the needs of the Francophone community; Determine if the construction of a hub with additional community space will solve the access issues; Determine possible options for the development of a community space in Toronto; Identify potential sources of revenue for the project.”

“The federal and provincial governments have announced an investment of $7.1 million to support the vitality of the French language in post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan. Among other things, the projects will help stabilize and consolidate Francophone post-secondary programs at the University of Regina’s La Cité universitaire francophone and Collège Mathieu in Saskatchewan.// Of the funds allocated, more than $3.5 million will be used to support high-quality post-secondary education in the minority language. More than $1 million will also be allocated to renovate the De Mazenot Building at Collège Mathieu and to restore classrooms, lecture halls and the library.” (Traduction)”

« Il n’y a rien [sur les langues officielles] et c’est très surprenant, car c’était quand même une promesse importante durant la campagne électorale et c’était une promesse qui allait se mettre en place rapidement. On voulait agir et ça faisait déjà plusieurs années qu’à peu près tous les intervenants dans le milieu francophone hors Québec disaient : “C’est assez d’attendre, agissons”. Tous les partis semblaient sensibles à cette question. Et là, on se rend compte que, dans le budget, il n’y a rien pour la francophonie ni pour les francophones hors Québec. […] C’est décevant alors que ce sont des sommes qui ne sont pas si importantes, si on les compare à d’autres postes budgétaires. »