Substantive equality

Government of Canada launches new Employment Assistance Services funding stream to strengthen the vitality of official language minority communities

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木曜日, 4月 11, 2024
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Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced the first call for proposals for the Employment Assistance Services (EAS) stream under the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (EF-OLMC).

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced the first call for proposals for the Employment Assistance Services (EAS) stream under the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (EF-OLMC).
  • Eligible projects must provide one of the following four services: job search assistance, counselling and case management, unassisted services, and/or other employment assistance services activities.
  • The new Employment Assistance Services stream underlines our commitment to enhancing the vitality of official language communities across Canada.
  • The new EAS stream, announced under the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection – Promotion – Collaboration (Pillar 3: Strong measures to support the vitality of communities), will support local organizations in official language minority communities to deliver employment assistance services to English-speaking communities in Quebec and French-speaking communities outside Quebec, in the minority official language.

La Maison de la francophonie de Victoria becomes reality

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火曜日, 7月 4, 2023
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Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, was in Victoria to highlight more than $1 million in funding for la Société francophone de Victoria to acquire and renovate la Maison de la francophonie de Victoria.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, was in Victoria to highlight more than $1 million in funding for la Société francophone de Victoria to acquire and renovate la Maison de la francophonie de Victoria.
  • La Maison de la francophonie will serve as a hub for French activities, providing a place for all Francophones and Francophiles in the region to meet and connect.
  • The creation of la Maison de la Francophonie de Victoria will promote the French language and culture, while allowing members of the community to strengthen the ties that unite them."
  • La Maison de la francophonie de Victoria will allow all of us to come together and thrive under one roof, where mutual support will be strengthened.

Introduction of Bill C-32, an Act for the Substantive Equality of French and English and the Strengthening of the Official Languages Act

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火曜日, 6月 15, 2021
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The introduction of the bill is a major milestone in paving the way for substantive equality of Canada's two official languages.

Key Points: 
  • The introduction of the bill is a major milestone in paving the way for substantive equality of Canada's two official languages.
  • I am proud to introduce this bill that aims to advance the equality of status and use of our two official languages.
  • The first federal Official Languages Act, adopted in 1969, declared English and French as the two official languages of Parliament and of the Government of Canada.
  • On June15, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-32, an Act for the Substantive Equality of French and English and the Strengthening of the Official Languages Act.