Media Advisory - Governments of Canada and British Columbia support training, recruitment, and retention of French Teachers in British Columbia

The governments of Canada and British Columbia support French-language programs and schools in the province

VANCOUVER, BC, March 2, 2023 /CNW/ -  The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will take part in a press conference Friday, accompanied by the Honourable Rachna Singh, British Columbia Minister of Education and Child Care. 

They will announce significant funding in support of the increased demand for French educators in both French minority-language schools and French second-language programs.

Journalists who wish to attend the conference in person must confirm their participation by sending their full name and the name of the media outlet they represent to [email protected] by 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 2, 2023. 

Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.

The details are as follows:

DATE:
Friday, March 3, 2023

TIME:
10:00 a.m.

PLACE:
Simon Fraser University
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue 
580 West Hastings Street Room 420, 4th floor
Vancouver, British Columbia 
**Main entrance access via Seymour Street (on the east side of the street), between West Hastings Street and West Pender Street

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

(media only), please contact: Marianne Blondin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, [email protected]; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]