(Vancouver) Ministers responsible for the Canadian Francophonie concluded a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing Francophone immigration and tackling the decline of French across Canada.
The Council of Ministers on the Canadian Francophonie, representing the Francophone and Acadian communities, held a meeting Thursday and Friday which involved representatives of the three levels of government.
Federal Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor said the ministers discussed immigration, supporting the vitality of Francophone communities and opportunities related to the recently modernized Official Languages Act and the Action Plan on official languages.
The Council said in a press release that it “welcomed positively” the achievement of the target of 4.4% for Francophone immigration outside Quebec in 2022. Adrian Dix, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs in British Columbia, stated that numerous federal- provincial-territorial are often combative, but that the gathering of the Francophonie was very cooperative.
Next year’s Cabinet meeting is scheduled for Halifax.
“The themes of these meetings that we had this week were really themes of collaboration, said Ms.me Petitpas Taylor at a press conference. The provinces and territories and the federal government work together with common priorities and objectives to protect and promote our French language. »