Ottawa, March 12, 2020 – CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH has been awarded a micro-grant from the Association of francophone communities of Ottawa to support French language learning for military families in the National Capital Region (NCR).

As part of their mission to support Ottawa’s communities in the creation of bilingual projects, ACFO Ottawa is awarding the micro-grants to non-profit organizations and businesses to support projects that will enhance bilingualism in Ottawa. The funds will help support CPF’s ongoing actions of promoting and creating opportunities to learn French at the local Ottawa level.

The More French S.V.P! for our Military Families project, will provide family-oriented resources and activities for members of the Military Family Resource Centre – National Capital Region, a CPF associate member organization. The project will introduce French in a positive way, as a part of the families’ integration to Ottawa, helping increase dialogue between anglophone families, local francophone community and French service providers while discovering French cultural events and services. Thanks to the ACFO grant, the project will be expanded not only for military families but for other newly established families in the NCR that want to improve their French language skills and wish to get involved in our vibrant bilingual community.

CPF National Executive Director, Nicole Thibault was excited to receive the news: “The funds granted by ACFO Ottawa support our mission of providing French language opportunities for every Canadian and we are excited to extend our French learning project for military families and new residents of Ottawa, to keep promoting both official languages and to feature the bilingual opportunities the city has to offer. Each activity leads to creating a sense of a more welcoming, inclusive Ottawa Francophone community, open to FSL learners from across Canada.”

For more information, please contact:

Marcos Salaiza, National Coordinator, Project Communications and Government Relations
Tel: 613.235.1481 x222 Email: msalaiza@cpf.ca