Advocacy Documents and Resources

The challenge in the delivery of French second language (FSL) education is to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, what their socio-economic background, first language, or intellectual ability, have equal opportunity to access quality French educational opportunities. CPF BC & Yukon has identified three key areas for continued improvement:

1) Program access
2) Students with learning challenges
3) Shortage of qualified French second language teachers.

Here are some resources relating to these three areas.

Teacher Shortage:

Letter to the Minister of Education re: Teacher Shortage 2018.

FSL Teacher Supply and Demand in Canada 2017.

2017 State of FSL eduction in Canada.

Falling Behind: 2015 Report On The Shortage Of Teachers In French Immersion & Core French Programs In BC & Yukon.

2014 State of FSL education in BC and Yukon.

This summarizes the key findings of the two reports below:

2014 Report on French Immersion and Core French in British Columbia and Yukon: Trends in Enrolment, Popularity, and Attrition:

Part I (cover to p. 50)
Part II (p. 51 to end)

Is Immersion Right for Students with Academic Challenges? Fred Genesee, PhD, in The State of French Second-Language Education in Canada 2008, Canadian Parents for French, pages 12-13.

Diversity in French Immersion Information for education professionals, consultants and specialists – Alberta Education.

Inclusion of Students with Diverse Needs in French Immersion Schools What School Administrators Need to Know – Alberta Education.

Diversity in French Immersion Classrooms A Quick Inclusion Guide for Teachers – Alberta Education.

Inclusive practice in French immersion Martine Pellerin, PhD, 2009.