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Francophone stakeholders of Ontario
Below is a partial list of community organizations that are active in French Ontario. If you are looking for a specific organization, please consult the Franco-Ontarian Directory.
- Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO)
- Defends the rights of Ontario's Francophone community
- Board of Directors represents different sectors and regions of French Ontario
- Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada (FCFA)
- Supports the promotion of linguistic duality from sea to sea
- Defends the rights of French-speaking Canadians living in minority language communities
- Facilitates cooperation between organizations and institutions of the Francophonie
- Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO)
- Labour organization that represents French-language elementary and secondary school teachers
- Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (AJEFO)
- Brings together 650 Francophone and Francophile jurists in Ontario
- Promotes access to justice in French in Ontario
- Association française des municipalités de l'Ontario (AFMO)
- Provides a forum for elected officials on municipal councils and the employees and management staff of municipal corporations
- Maintains relations with Francophone and bilingual associations interested in municipal management in Canada
- Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne (FESFO)
- Represents over 25,000 Franco-Ontarian high school students (14-19 years old)
- Fédération des ainés et des retraités francophones de l'Ontario (FAFO)
- Defends the rights and quality of life of Francophone retirees
- Promotes Francophone culture
- Parents partenaires en éducation (PPE)
- Provincial group that speaks on behalf of parents
- Regroupement des intervenant(e)s francophones en santé et en services sociaux de l'Ontario (RIFSSSO)
- Brings together more than 500 Francophone healthcare and social service professionals
- Works to promote communication amongst its members and help them to improve the delivery of health care services in French in Ontario
- Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens (UCFO)
- Defends the interests of the Franco-Ontarian agricultural community
- Develops the economy in Franco-Ontarian agricultural regions
- Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes (AOCVF)
- Promotes the development of resources in French for women who are victims of violence
- Supports stakeholders working in the field of violence against women through training and the development of educational materials in French
- Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions (COPA)
- Helps build francophone communities' capacity to develop and implement strategies to prevent violence against youth and children
- Increases the number of resources available in French with regards to the prevention of violence against youth and children
- Centre franco-ontarien de ressources pédagogiques (CFORP)
- Offers services and resources to develop and advance education in French Ontario
- Association franco-ontarienne des conseils scolaires catholiques (AFOCSC)
- Represents the 8 French-language Catholic school boards
- Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACEPO)
- Represents the 4 French-language public school boards
- Association de la presse francophone (APF)
- Represents Francophone community newspapers outside of Quebec (11 in Ontario
- Mouvement des intervenant.e.s en communication radio de l'Ontario (MICRO)
- Represents Ontario's French-language community radio stations
- Théâtre Action
- Supports Franco-Ontarian culture and brings the artistic community together by organizing Francophone theatre festivals
- Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM)
- Represents the interests of Ontario's Francophone singers and musicians
- Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Ontario français (AAOF)
- Represents the interests of Ontario's Francophone authors
- Bureau des regroupements des artistes visuels de l'Ontario (BRAVO)
- Represents the interests of over 150 Francophone visual artists
- Fondation franco-ontarienne
- Provides financial support for initiatives that support the vitality of the Franco-Ontarian community
- Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine franco-ontarien (ROPFO)
- Supports efforts to preserve and promote Franco-Ontarian heritage
- Société franco-ontarienne d'histoire et de généalogie (SFOHG)
- Helps Franco-Ontarians to discover their heritage via history and genealogy
- Fédération des caisses populaires de l'Ontario
- Alliance des caisses populaires de l'Ontario
- Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité de l'Ontario
- RDÉE Ontario promotes economic development and employability in Ontario's Francophone communities to ensure that they remain vital and sustainable.
