French Services in B.C.

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Engagement Summary

Organizations and individuals throughout British Columbia shared their thoughts on how the provincial government could improve access to programs and services in French.

The input from this province-wide engagement process helped to identify priorities within B.C.’s francophone community and helping to negotiate a new Official Languages Agreement on French language Services with the federal government as the 2013-2018 agreement expired on March 31, 2018.

Timeframe: 

November 4, 2017 – January 12, 2018

Input received:

• 36 written submissions received from stakeholders and individuals.

Input leads to action:

The feedback received throughout this process will inform the provincial government on what is working well and what more can be done to increase its capacity to support French-speaking British Columbians. The information gathered will help create a new multi-year strategic plan for the Francophone Affairs Program and will help ensure a new agreement with the federal government meets the needs of B.C. Francophones and Francophiles.