00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.851487 CaOODSP 20221107154404 cr ||||||||||| 170209s2016 qucadb #obs f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-on SF31-134/6-2016E-PDF The French presence in Ontario [electronic resource]. [Gatineau, QC?] : Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, [2016?]. [1] p. : ill., graphs, maps Title from caption. Issued also in French under title: Le fait français en Ontario. Includes bibliographical references. "The French presence in Ontario officially dates back to 1615 with the arrival of Samuel de Champlain. The Francophone population grew steadily in the 19th and early 20th centuries, mostly in eastern and north-eastern Ontario as a result of the forestry, mining and railway industries. The Association canadienne-française d’Éducation de l’Ontario (now called the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario) was created in 1910 to lobby for French language education rights in the province. In 1913, the French newspaper Le Droit was founded. The Franco-Ontarian flag was adopted in 1975. TVOntario launched La Chaîne française in 1987, which became Télévision française de l’Ontario in 1995. The French Language Services Act was adopted in 1986, giving French legal status in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and guaranteeing the public the right to receive government services in French. The Franco-Ontarian community has continued to flourish in the 21st century. For example, it rallied to save Monfort Hospital from closure in 2002. The Office of the French Language Services Commissioner was created in 2007, and in 2015, Franco-Ontarians proudly celebrated 400 years of history"--History, p. [1]. gccst Francophonie gccst Statistics gccst Provinces Canada. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Le fait français en Ontario (CaOODSP)9.851489 PDF 1.18 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/clo-ocol/SF31-134-6-2016-eng.pdf