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NOW is the time to grab your free membership! Becoming a member of Canadian Parents for French is now 100% free for individuals like you! Gain access today to a community that advocates for French Language Learning. Join today!

While CPF BC & Yukon’s staff and Board of Directors manage high-level advocacy efforts and region-wide events, it’s our in-community Chapters who do the heavy lifting, day-to-day. Our volunteers are our engine, driving us towards new ideas and ever-expanding supports ...

CPF BC & Yukon and its local Chapters host, promote and partner on spring break and summer camp opportunities, such as the BC Family French Camp and CPF Burnaby’s Fun with French Summer Camp. A CPF Membership can offer discounts or exclusive access ...

Over 150 students participated in the provincial finals of the Concours d’art oratoire 2023. Five BC students from Grades 11 and 12 had the opportunity to participate later in the National competition, where three of them placed first in their ...

The CPF BC & Yukon Teacher Award has been offered annually since 1992 and is valued at $2,000. The award is available to any French-language teacher who, within one year prior to the deadline, has been registered in a French Professional ...

Bouquet de merci Nominations Welcome! Do you know someone whose outstanding activities and achievements have contributed to the health and vibrancy of French programs and activities for children in your community? The Bouquet de merci is an award that recognizes contributions by ...

You could almost say French is in Emma Pearce’s DNA. From the time she was young, Emma was exposed to French in her home. “My mother was a high school French teacher,” says Emma. “Mom really inspired me... she really ...

As the youngest teacher at Burnaby’s Ecole Brantford Elementary, Eliesse Harpaz proves that French Immersion opens up doors. At 23, Eliesse was hired by her alma mater to teach full time in a Grade 5/6 split French Immersion class. “Most ...

Growing up, Dylan Trerice loved listening to his Italian grandparents speak in their mother tongue. “I remember watching my Nonna speaking Italian and wondering how it felt to communicate fluently in another language,” says the Vancouver Island French Immersion teacher ...

Although Danielle Senyk’s father grew up in Quebec and spoke a little French, it wasn’t until Grade 5 that Danielle was exposed to French. “I was in a fairly small school and Core French was a relatively new program,” says ...

Initially, Alexis Ewacha never set out to teach French Immersion. Alexis earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of BC (UBC); majoring in history, with a minor in geography. “After high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to ...