École Allain St-Cyr is the only Francophone school in Yellowknife. Housed in a bright, modern building, it has been called “one of Canada’s most innovative schools”. It’s also a testament to the passion of the local French-speaking community who fought for three decades to make the school what it is today. In 1988, a determined
Category: Canadian Francophonie
Students in southern Alberta schools are learning about art and the region’s Indigenous history and culture with the help of an innovative two-year project. Oki Napi – Bonjour mon ami! aims to build relationships and encourage exchanges between students and Indigenous people in 14 schools in the FrancoSud School District as a part of Alberta’s
English-speaking students who want to pursue their postsecondary studies in French will soon be able to apply for a $3,000 non-renewable bursary to support their first year of college or undergraduate studies. Starting in April, 850 bursaries will be offered at a variety of postsecondary institutions all over the country. The Bursaries for Postsecondary Studies
Mariana Mazza. Mario Jean. Julien Dionne. Sinem Kara. These are just a few of many talented comedians who are entertaining and inspiring Canadians during the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Comedy Tour this year. The nine-week tour started strong in Moncton, NB, on January 30th with the Un rire à l’autre Gala, an unforgettable evening of
Categories: Canadian Francophonie
Our two spokerspersons invite you to participate in the 2020 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, from March 1 to 31!
Visit RVF.ca today to get information about the activities on the national event calendar, participate in the Planetary Creativity contest, get the dates of the comedy tour or find out when you can attend a free screening of a movie from the National Film Board.
Hello/bonjour, My name is Catherine Fisher, and I am the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie English‑language blogger for 2020! I grew up in Calgary (with a few years spent in Edmonton and Toronto) and now live in the beautiful mountain town of Nelson, B.C. I came to the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie through my work with
New Brunswick is about to reimagine its entire education system. This province wants his education system to be nothing less than the best in the world! In order to achieve this ambitious goal, an education summit was held last week by the government in Fredericton and a green paper on education was published. New Brunswick
Starting today, August 10th, and until August 24th, thousands of Acadians and visitors from all around the world will gather in Prince Edward Island and in Southeast New Brunswick to participate to the 6th Congrès Mondial Acadien (CMA). They will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of this event. Acadian culture is contagious! Acadians know how
The 6th edition of the Congrès mondial acadien (CMA) is now well started! Until August 24th, Acadians from all around the world will gather in about 20 Acadian communities in Prince Edward Island and Southeast New Brunswick.
In this video we are invited to discover these communities that inspire Acadian pride in both hosting regions.
For more information about CMA 2019 and to consult the program of activities, visit the CMA official website (information in English and French).
Bon Congrès!
A memorandum of understanding was signed on July 2nd between the Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (SANB), the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) and the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO). The objective of this partnership (the first of its kind in Canada) is to protect and promote the language rights of official language
