Pillar 2 – Promoting lifelong learning opportunities
Context
Official language minority communities have been advocating for enriching learning environments that support lifelong skills development — also referred to as the “educational continuum” — and rightly so, as educational institutions in official language minority communities, such as daycares, primary and secondary schools, and universities and colleges, are essential for linguistic and cultural transfer. The goal is to enable Canadians, particularly in minority settings, to receive a complete education and develop their knowledge in their first official language as part of a comprehensive educational journey, and to provide everyone in Canada with opportunities to learn and appreciate their second official language. The Government is committed to implementing the measures proposed in Pillar 2: Promoting lifelong learning opportunities.
Ministerial announcements
- April 13, 2026 – Press Release – Government of Canada announces continuing support for research in French
- January 5, 2026 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Nunavut sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- December 15, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Alberta sign bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- December 15, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and British Columbia sign bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- November 20, 2025 – Press Release – The Government of Canada supports French-language research with $900,000 in funding for Acfas
- October 24, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- October 17, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island sign a bilateral agreement on minority‑language education and second‑language instruction
- October 14, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Manitoba sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- October 6, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and Ontario sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- September 29, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and the Yukon sign bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction
- September 11, 2025 – Press Release – Governments of Canada and New Brunswick sign bilateral agreement on minority language education and second official language instruction
- September 11, 2025 – Press Release – Government of Canada improves access to health services for Francophone minority communities across Western Canada
- August 18, 2025 – Press Release – Government of Canada improves access to health services for Francophone minority communities in Ontario
- July 22, 2025 – Press Release – Government of Canada improves access to health services for Francophone minority communities
- March 10, 2025 – Press Release – The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second official-language instruction
- March 10, 2025 – Press Release – The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second official language instruction
- March 6, 2025 – Press Release - The Government of Canada invests in community infrastructure in New Brunswick
- March 5, 2025 – Press Release – New funding for early learning and child care initiatives in Francophone minority communities
- February 24, 2025 – Press Release – Government of Canada supports Yukon’s Francophone community
- February 19, 2025 – Press Release – Enhancing business services in both official languages in British Columbia and supporting youth employment in the west by investing nearly $1.9 million for the enhancement of official languages
- February 17, 2025 – Press Release – Government of Canada invests more than $1.4 billion to strengthen official languages education across Canada
- February 13, 2025 – Press Release – The Government of Canada invests in a community infrastructure project in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick
- October 22, 2024 – Press Release – Government of Canada announces creation of external advisory panel on the creation and dissemination of scientific information in French
- October 18, 2024 – Press Release – Construction of an 88-place French-language daycare centre in Val Thérèse: A major investment in early childhood
- September 20, 2024 – Press Release - Major funding for École François-Buote and the Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint-Jean
- March 6, 2024 – Press Release – Investing in Official Languages in Alberta
- February 22, 2024 – Press Release – Government of Canada invests in renovations at Collège Boréal’s Nipissing Campus in Sturgeon Falls