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.
Ontario is home to Canada's largest Francophone community outside Quebec, with more than 500,000 Francophones living throughout the province. The Government of Canada is proud to support these Francophone communities by investing in local organizations that help ensure their vitality and sustainability while improving access to programs and services.
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.
This support aligns with the government's new Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028, which recognizes the important economic, social and cultural contributions of our official languages. The Action Plan supports the development and strengthening of official language minority communities across the country.
