Backgrounder:
Regional launch of the "Accent on Youth" Strategy
April 14, 2009
BACKGROUND
The Accent on Youth Strategy was unveiled by the province on December 18, 2008. The purpose of the strategy is to forge strategic alliances to encourage Francophone youth to become actively involved in their communities.
Along with the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne and the Desjardins Group, Collège Boréal joined as a partner in the government's strategy through their Young Business Network called Regroupement des jeunes gens d'affaires. To learn more, please visit the Accent on Youth Strategy Partners page of the Office of Francophone Affairs website.
COLLÈGE BORÉAL
Established in 1995, Collège Boréal is a French-language institution of postsecondary and skills training that contributes to the development of communities in Northern and Central-Southwestern Ontario. Collège Boréal is the first education sector representative officially designated by the Ontario government under the French Language Services Act. To learn more, visit the website of Collège Boréal.
REGROUPEMENT DES JEUNES GENS D'AFFAIRES
Regroupement des jeunes gens d'affaires was founded by a group of students at Collège Boréal in March 2007 in order to provide young people with opportunities for professional development and community development in northeastern Ontario.
REGROUPEMENT DES GENS D'AFFAIRES FRANCOPHONES (RGAF)
In 1998, Francophone business people in the Sudbury region created an organization to provide networking opportunities. The Regroupement des gens d'affaires francophones plays a key role in economic and social development in northeastern Ontario. It is also a sponsor of the Regroupement des jeunes gens d'affaires.
Thomas Chanzy, Minister's Office, 416-325-5211
Charles Jean Sucsan, Strategic Communications Branch, 416 325-4968
