Francophones
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Francophones
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Settlement workers need to have knowledge about issues specific to Francophones in order to understand their needs and rights and to connect them with appropriate services.Quick Facts
- Ontario now home to more than 600,000 Francophones - Office of Francophone Affairs - 2013
- Ontario has the highest number of Francophones outside Quebec - Office of Francophone Affairs
- Francophones represent 4.8% of Ontario's total population - Office of Francophone Affairs
- 13.7% of Francophones in Ontario were born outside of Canada - Profile of Ontario's Francophone Community - 2009
- Francophone immigration to Ontario is on the rise - Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration - 2011
- Ontario's immigration strategy targets 5% Francophone immigration - Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration - 2012
- Franco-Ontarians have the right to be served in French in 25 designated areas of Ontario - Office of Francophone Affairs
Concepts, Skills & Terminology
Discover important concepts, definitions and terms relating to Francophones.
Terms
- French Language Services Act (FLSA) (1986)
- Guarantees an individual's right to receive services in French from Government of Ontario ministries and agencies in 25 designated areas - Office of Francophone Affairs”
- French Language Services Commissioner
- Appointed by the Government of Ontario to ensure compliance with the French Language Services Act in the delivery of government services - Office of the French Language Services Commissioner
- Inclusive Definition of Francophone (IDF) (2009)
- Those persons whose mother tongue is French, plus those whose mother tongue is neither French nor English but have a particular knowledge of French as an Official Language and use French at home - Office of Francophone Affairs
How to Learn More
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Featured Resource! How to Engage Francophones... When You Don't Speak French! |
Further your knowledge with practical guides, best practices, projects and research.
Find out how to become qualified to work in the field through online or classroom-based training.
Courses/Training
- Individual and in-house group training for staff from immigrant service agencies whose positions are funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI)
Online Learning
- Webinar from Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
- How to Develop a Bilingual Organizational Culture (for Anglophone organizations wanting to offer services in French)
- How to Engage Francophones...When You Don't Speak French!
Best Practices/Practical Guides
- Creating a Bilingual Organizational Culture - HC Link - 2013
- Government Programs to Facilitate the Integration of Francophone Immigrants in Ontario - Office of Francophone Affairs - 2005
- How to Engage Francophones...When You Don't Speak French! - HC Link - 2012
- Working Together with Francophones in Ontario: Part 1 - Understanding the Context - HC LInk - 2012
- Working Together with Francophones in Ontario: Part 2 - Legislation and Institutional Support - HC Link - 2012
- Work Together With Francophones In Ontario: Understanding The Context And Using Promising Practices - HC Link - 2011
Related Projects/Initiatives
- Mobilité Francophone: Temporary Work Permit Stream of the International Mobility Program - Government of Canada - 2016
Further Reading
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Featured Resource! Strategic Plan To Foster Immigration To Francophone Minority Communities |
- Newsletter about Francophone newcomer integration and inclusion published three times per year in English and French
- Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in Ontario - Statistics Canada - 2010
- Research on Settlement Services Available in French for Francophone Newcomers to Ontario - Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration - 2011
- Ontario Francophone Immigrant Profile: Immigration Trends & Labour Outcomes - Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement - 2014
- Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future - Canadian Heritage
- Statistical Portrait of the French-Speaking Immigrant Population Outside Quebec (1991 to 2006) - Statistics Canada - 2010
- Strategic Framework to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities - Citizenship and Immigration Canada - 2003
- Strategic Plan to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities - Citizenship and Immigration Canada - 2006
- Typology of Canada’s Francophone minority communities - 2012
- Find resources in French on the French-language wiki platform
Find Services
- 211 Ontario
- Services Near Me - Settlement.Org
- Services près de chez vous - Etablissement.Org
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