Francophone Perspectives

This document from Alberta Education presents a description of the educational needs of francophone students, of their families and communities. It identifies the expected outcomes for francophone education and the conditions that must be met to ensure these outcomes are achieved.

A brief article that describes the political hot potato that was the Manitoba Schools Question in the late 1800s.

This article provides a brief overview of the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in favour of French language instruction in Alberta Schools.

The struggle over the rights of Francophones in Manitoba to receive an education in their mother tongue and their religion is regarded as one of the most important “school crises” in Canadian history, with major short-term and long-term consequences.

This guide is an introduction to the Official Languages Act and the history of language policy in Canada. You can learn about the history that led to the Act, and its subsequent legacy.

This summary from the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages in Canada explains the Caron v. Alberta court judgement that defines minority language rights in accessing legislation in Alberta.

Information from Alberta Education on the rights of parents to have their children educated in French.

This article from the McGill Law Journal provides legal commentary about the Mahe v. Alberta court case and the historic ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada in that case.