Question Period Note: Financial situation of post-secondary institutions in Official Language Minority Communities

On April 18, 2024, the Standing Committee on Official Languages tabled its report on Optimizing Francophone Immigration to Canada, in which it recommended that the Government of Canada permanently increase funding to French-language post-secondary institutions in minority situations so that they can continue to offer programs of study and services to students.

Access to quality post-secondary education in the minority language is essential to ensure the vitality of official language minority communities, improve employment prospects and address labour shortages in these communities.

That's why the federal government has been working with the provinces and territories for over 50 years to support the continuum of minority-language education.

Our targeted investments for post-secondary education in the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 - up to $120 million from 2024 to 2028 - demonstrate our commitment to do more to support post-secondary institutions in our official language minority communities.

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