Aug. 21 | Parents seek enhanced distance & remote learning options
June 1 | Announcing Concours virtuel 2020 winners!
March 20 | CPF launches online French public speaking contest
April 1 | Resources and support for parents and educators while schools are closed
Feb. 27 | Surrey School Board Shuts Down French Advisory Committee
Feb. 20 | Study: Bilingualism ‘Supercharges’ A Child’s Brain
Sept. 3 | French Immersion Enrolment Sets New Record Across British Columbia
April 29 | Vancouver Parents Outraged Over Proposed Elimination of Downtown Vancouver’s French Immersion Program
Feb. 9 | French Immersion Celebration Week marks 50 years of French immersion in B.C.
Jan. 17 |Hundreds of B.C. Students Turned Away From Popular French Programs
Sept. 12 | An open letter to Minister of Education Rob Fleming on B.C.’s French Teacher Shortage
Sept. 4 |French immersion sets new enrolment record in Yukon
Sept. 4 | French immersion sets new record in B.C.
Aug. 20 | B.C. schools scramble to fill French teaching vacancies
May 10 | Four B.C. students compete in national French public speaking competition
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Background Information
The National organization of Canadian Parents for French was founded in 1977, and the provincial branch of CPF BC & Yukon was established in 1978 by a devoted group of parents looking to support one another and their children in learning French in the West. The first French immersion program in B.C. began in 1968 in Coquitlam.
Overall enrolment in French immersion programs has grown steadily in B.C. for nearly two decades. Enrolment statistics from August 2019 indicate that 53,955 students in the province were enrolled in French immersion, or 9.49% of the entire student population.
Media Contact
Jason Howe | Executive Director
Jason is the best person to contact on provincial/territorial advocacy, media inquiries, CPF strategic goals, Branch governance, human resources, and strategic partnerships.
Contact Jason by emailing ED@cpf.bc.ca.
