APPEARANCE REGARDING THE EDUCATION CONTINUUM IN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES LANG – November 26, 2024

Introductory Remarks
General Issues
Federal Funding Sources:
Funding from the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028
Official Languages in Education Program
Sources of federal funding for post- secondary education in official language development of OLMC
Literacy and Essential Skills
Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan

Legislative Framework:
Regulations for Part VII of the Modernized Act

Other Issues:
Break in the Education Continuum: Mobility and Retention of Students from OLMCs
Adult Learning/Continuing Education; informal and non-formal learning
Staff shortage
Early Childhood Education

General issues:
Lack of Federal Financial Support in early childhood
Primary/Secondary Education

General Issues:
Importance of Having Data on the Number of Children of Rights Holders
Francophone Teacher Immigration Pathway
French as a second language and immersion
Return to the BC Supreme Court by the Conseil scolaire francophone of British Columbia Fall 2024

Post-Secondary Education
Post-Secondary Issues:
IRCC’s Cap on International Students Quebec government education
measures

Reference Documents
Directory of APOL Initiatives Concerning the Education Continuum