Official Languages committee  Thank you. I remember an opportunity that I had when I was 16. It was through the summer work student exchange program, which is a federal government program. I'm not sure if it still exists; I know that its funding was on the line. When I was 16, it allowed me to go to a very s

Official Languages committee  Jobs? Telling kids that they're going to get access to jobs, that they're going to get access to more employment opportunities.... When you're in grade 8, you're still a little too young to realize the full potential of this. That's a more powerful argument for grade 11 and grade

Official Languages committee  I would like to say that bilingualism is not something that ends after high school. It's lifelong work. It's something you have to continue to work at throughout your entire life. Reaching the end of high school and receiving that certificate of bilingualism is great and receivi

Official Languages committee  My first recommendation consists of improving access to education in immersion programs. To be specific, this would mean reducing the distance that families and students have to travel to get to the nearest immersion school. For example, in my case I used to live in Toronto and

Official Languages committee  Exactly.

Official Languages committee  Indeed, this would mean having more subsidized transportation to allow people to access schools with immersion programs.

Official Languages committee  Secondly, the level of French proficiency among teachers needs to be more consistent throughout Canada. Thirdly, there needs to be more support offered to students who wish to continue improving their French after they leave high school. Therefore, there must be more programs su

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Justin. As Justin said, I am a member of the board of directors of Canadian Youth for French. I'm also a product of Ontario's French immersion program, so I can and will be speaking from personal experience as someone who started my French immersion studies in kinder