{"id":1288,"date":"2021-11-12T13:54:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/communities\/alberta\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:39:03","slug":"alberta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/en\/the-francophonie-to-discover\/communities\/alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1288\" class=\"elementor elementor-1288 elementor-889\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a50ed71 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom custom-header elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a50ed71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2167d4b\" data-id=\"2167d4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411a82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-15205 elementor-global-12104 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"411a82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"RVF_breadcrumb id_1288\"><span class=\"item\">The Francophonie to Discover<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i> <\/span><span class=\"item\">Communities<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i> <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a52d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86a52d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alberta<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-335348e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"335348e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-604eb487\" data-id=\"604eb487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6f31ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b6f31ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characteristics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1701d78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1701d78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After Ontario and New Brunswick, Alberta has the largest number of people living in an official language minority community in Canada with French as their first official language spoken. According to Statistics Canada\u2019s 2021 Census data, approximately 79,965 people (1.88%) indicated French as their first official language spoken; 88,005 (2.06%) indicated French as their mother tongue; and 261,435 (6.13%) stated that they knew French.<\/p>\n<p>Four municipalities are officially bilingual: Beaumont, Legal, Falher and Plamondon.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Alberta adopted its French Policy to increase access to French\u2011language services in the province and thus have the opportunity to get more federal funding for this purpose. In addition, on March\u00a01, 2018, the province declared March to be Alberta Francophonie Month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e65c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6e65c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab-2-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ab-2.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283654d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"283654d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization representing the Francophone population<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58343d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58343d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Association canadienne-fran\u00e7aise de l\u2019Alberta (ACFA) was founded on July\u00a015,\u00a01926, to foster a sense of community among Alberta\u2019s Francophones. The ACFA is nearing its 100th anniversary! Fun fact: On April\u00a015, 1964, the Government of Alberta passed the Act of Incorporation, officially recognizing the ACFA as the\u00a0organization representing Alberta\u2019s Francophone community. This act gave the ACFA the power to incorporate other organizations. The ACFA marshals the key forces within society to protect acquired rights, to advance rights and to enhance the vitality of the Francophone community in Alberta. Supported by the solid mandate and strong trust vested in it by the entire Francophone community in Alberta, the ACFA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>actively promotes the overall vision of Alberta\u2019s Francophone community;<\/li>\n<li>brings together, coordinates, mobilizes, supports and inspires the driving forces within the community;<\/li>\n<li>ensures the protection of acquired rights and the advancement of all Franco-Albertans\u2019 linguistic rights;<\/li>\n<li>and acts as the political spokes organization concerning the issues impacting Alberta\u2019s Francophone community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b5c71c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b5c71c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1d188\" data-id=\"6f1d188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba2d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ba2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/acfa.ab.ca\/index-main\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/acfa.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Logo Association canadienne-fran\u00e7aise de l&#039;Alberta\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-325be5a\" data-id=\"325be5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24f04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d24f04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-ab.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-ab.png 1024w, https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-ab-600x360.png 600w, https:\/\/rvf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-ab-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768e7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"768e7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immigration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94cf2a bottom-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94cf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Franco-Albertan community has put welcoming processes in place to guide and orient newcomers in their efforts to settle and integrate. In addition, Alberta\u2019s Francophone immigration network, the R\u00e9seau en immigration francophone de l\u2019Alberta (RIFA), supports the community in implementing community action plans for the successful reception, settlement and integration of newcomers. RIFA is responsible for soliciting and encouraging the engagement of all key provincial stakeholders in order to maximize their contribution to the success of Francophone immigration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dbe47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02dbe47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tourism<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ead025 bottom-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ead025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alberta is much more than the Rockies. True, the Rocky Mountains are a major tourist attraction (and a fabulous one, at that!). But Banff National Park is not the only attraction in the province.Alberta boasts a wide array of Francophone cultural activities, including the F\u00eate franco-albertaine, the Flying Canoe festival, the Calgary Maple Festival and the Carnaval de\u00a0St-Isidore. A thousand and one hidden treasures and a host of Francophone activities are yours to discover!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/salutcanada.ca\/\">Salut Canada<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052e279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"052e279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb124 bottom-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7fb124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The province has 42 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