What guides our work
A Canada where French – and English – speakers live together in mutual respect with an understanding and appreciation of each other’s language and culture and where linguistic duality forms an integral part of society.
Position Statements
In Canada, every student has the opportunity to learn French and access the French as a second language program that meets their needs and aspirations.
All students have access to a wide variety of effective, evidence-based French as a second official language programs from Kindergarten to post-secondary.
Proficiency levels and goals are in place so language learners, parents, teachers, post-secondary institutions and potential employers have a common understanding of each learner’s French-language abilities and the expectations of respective programs.
Governments are accountable for reporting on achievement of students and French as a second official language programs. Parents and community stakeholders are actively engaged and involved in decision-making with school boards.
Advocacy Efforts
Modest financial incentive for school districts to organize French Advisory Committees from the federal French funding envelope
BCTF and CPF BC & Yukon joint letter to Minister Jennifer Whiteside February 15, 2022. CPF BC & Yukon and Chapter Presidents joint letter to Minister Jennifer Whiteside February 15, 2022.
Advocacy with Élan
A CPF Guide to Making Our Voices Heard. Members, to view this content, please login.
BC French immersion student enrolment falls for the first time in 20 years
BC French immersion student enrolment falls for the first time in 20 years Parents call for expanded online learning Vancouver, B.C. (Sept. 7, 2021) — The 2020/2021 school year was like no other. Both overall public school enrolment and French immersion
School Year in Review: 2020-21
It’s an understatement to say a lot happened this year. In-class, hybrid, virtual, and sometimes all three styles of learning became the norm for students, families and educators. And we all adapted. Somehow, we did it! Merci, to every parent
Canadian Parents for French Welcomes Federal Budget’s Support to French Second Language Learning
CPF welcomes the new federal government budget which includes funding that supports the enhancement of French immersion and French second language programs.
Linguistic Insecurity: It Is Not Easy for Anglophones to Learn French
After releasing its Linguistic Security Advocacy Brief, CPF discusses how linguistic insecurity affects FSL students and what it is doing to address that problem. Available in French.