Question Period Note: Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy

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Reference number:
PCH-2024-QP-00016
Date received:
Nov 25, 2024
Organization:
Canadian Heritage
Name of Minister:
Petitpas Taylor, Ginette (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

Issue/Question:

The Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 provides for targeted investments to increase the number of qualified French teachers by strengthening the recruitment and retention of teachers for French-language minority schools and French second-language programs.

Suggested Response:

Access to education in the minority language is essential for the vitality of official language minority communities and the restoration of their demographic weight.

Our Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 provides for investments of $15.2 million over 5 years, which is in addition the 66.6 million dollars that was renewed from the previous Action Plan.

This enhanced support for the provinces and territories, as well as for community organisations, aims to strengthen the recruitment and retention of teachers for French-language minority schools and French second-language programmes.

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