Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Ministry of Francophone Affairs
Ministère des Affaires francophones  (French)
Ministry overview
Formed 1986[1]
Preceding Ministry
  • Office of Francophone Affairs
Jurisdiction Government of Ontario
Ministers responsible
  • Caroline Mulroney, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
  • Amanda Simard, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
Website www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-francophone-affairs

The Ministry of Francophone Affairs (French: Ministère des Affaires francophones) in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the provision of government services to Franco-Ontarian citizens and communities. It was originally founded as the Office of Francophone Affairs (French: Office des affaires francophones).

Under the province's French Language Services Act, the provincial government provides French language services if a community or region's francophone population exceeds 5,000 or 10 percent of the community's total population. There are 25 areas of the province so designated. The office also has a role in the governance of Ontario's francophone public television network, TFO, as well as francophone school boards and other government offices, and acts as a liaison office between the government and other francophone cultural agencies and social services.

The Minister of Francophone Affairs in the Executive Council of Ontario (or provincial cabinet) is Caroline Mulroney. Past ministers included Bernard Grandmaître, Charles Beer, Gilles Pouliot, Noble Villeneuve and John Baird.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ontario.ca/page/franco-ontarian-history. Retrieved 29 August 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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