Canada’s cultural and linguistic diversity requires provincial and territorial languages policies as shown below. Each jurisdiction also has organization advocating for the official languages as well as statistics and infographics to represent the state of their official and non-official languages.  

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

 

Alberta

Policies and Programs:

• Alberta Culture and Tourism: Francophone Secretariat of Alberta

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Association canadienne française de l’Alberta (in French)

Curriculum:

• Alberta Education:
  • French Language Education Overview
  • International Languages Programs (K-6)
  • International Languages Programs (7-9)
  • International Languages Programs (10-12)

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Alberta
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

British Columbia

Policies and Programs:

• Government of British Columbia:
  • Language Education Policy
  • Francophone Affairs Program

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique

Curriculum:

• Government of British Columbia: Languages Template

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in British Columbia
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Manitoba

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Manitoba:
  • Policy for Heritage Language Instruction
  • Francophone Affairs Secretariat

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Société de la francophonie manitobaine
• French for Life

Curriculum:

• Government of Manitoba: International and Heritage Languages

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Manitoba
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

New Brunswick

Policies and Programs:

• Government of New Brunswick:
  • Official Languages Act
  • Intergovernmental Affairs: Francophonie/Official Languages

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (in French)

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in New Brunswick
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Newfoundland and Labrador

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Office of French Services

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador web-portal

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Northwest Territories

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Northwest Territories: Francophone Affairs Secretariat: Legislative and Policy Framework
• Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre: Official Languages of the Northwest Territories

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Government of Northwest Territories: Languages Commissioner

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in the Northwest Territories
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Nova Scotia

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Nova Scotia: Office of Acadian Affairs of Nova Scotia

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse (in French)

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:The French Presence in Nova Scotia
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Nunavut

Policies and Programs:

• Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut
  • What are the Official Languages of Nunavut

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Association des francophones du Nunavut (in French)

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French presence in Nunavut
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Ontario

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Ontario: Ministry of Francophone Affairs
• Office of the French Language Services Commissioner: French Language Services Act

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (in French)

Curriculum:

• Ontario Ministry of Education: French as a Second Language

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Ontario
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Prince Edward Island

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Prince Edward Island:
  • Acadian and Francophone Affairs
  • French Language Services Act

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Société Saint-Thomas-D’Aquin (in French)

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Prince Edward Island
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Quebec

Policies and Programs:

• Publications Québec: Charter of the French Language

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Quebec Community Groups Network

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The English Presence in Quebec
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Saskatchewan

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Saskatchewan: Francophone Affairs Branch

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise

Infographic and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Saskatchewan
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census

Yukon

Policies and Programs:

• Government of Yukon: Yukon French Language Services Directorate: Act and Policy

Official Languages Advocacy:

• Association franco-yukonnaise

Curriculum:

• Yukon Government: French programs

Infographics and Statistics:

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: The French Presence in Yukon Alternative Formats
• Statistics Canada: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada, 2016 Census