2.7 G $ for the French-speaking communities outside Quebec on 5 years

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The prime minister Justin Trudeau and the minister of Heritage, Mélanie Joly, announced details of their plan for minority language communities in a French-speaking school in Ottawa, Wednesday.

Boris Proulx

Wednesday, march 28, 2018 12:58

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OTTAWA, The Trudeau government unveiled on Wednesday its plan to sustain life in the French-speaking communities outside Quebec, and anglophones in Quebec, the bill is poised to reach $ 2.7 billion in five years.

The minister for Heritage, Mélanie Joly, who hopes that the additional investment of approximately$ 500 Million, most announced at the budget, added to$ 2.2 billion from current funding, will curb the slow erosion of the French language in provinces with English-speaking majority.

Both the opposition that the communities have welcomed the effort and are now waiting to see results.

STOP THE DECLINE OF THE FRENCH

Ottawa wants to maintain a 4 % rate of francophones in provinces other than Quebec. Over the years, their weight has crept up to 6.1 % (1971) to 3.8 % (2016). Money for services in the French language and the media francophone community is expected.

MORE OF BILINGUALISM FOR ANGLOPHONES

Only 6.8% of anglophones in the other provinces speak French, a rate that the government intends to climb to 9 %. It will invest in the bilingual capital of Ottawa ($2.5 Million) and for the Explore program ($21 Million).

AN IMMIGRATION FRANCOPHONE

The government wants to hold at least 4.4% of immigrants outside Quebec French for 2023. It will cost up to 40.8 Million over five years, in particular to improve the French classes that are affordable for immigrants. Nothing has been announced for Quebec, which has its own targets.

$ 5.3 MILLION FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKERS OF QUEBEC

The anglophone minority of Quebec ” needs our support “, according to Justin Trudeau. A special fund of$ 5.3 Million will be dedicated to it. This amount is designed to offer more services in English outside of Montreal, which is well received by the English-speaking communities and the government of Quebec.