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Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Department of the Government of Ontario

Summary

Department of the Government of Ontario

Field	Value
agency_name	Ministry of Francophone Affairs
type	Ministry
nativename	fr
logo	[[File:Ont-Gov-Shield-Logo.png	150px	class=skin-invert]]
logo_caption	Arms of the Government of Ontario
formed	1986
preceding1	Office of Francophone Affairs
preceding2
jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
minister1_name	Caroline Mulroney
minister1_pfo	Minister of Francophone Affairs
minister2_name	Natalia Kusendova
minister2_pfo	Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Francophone Affairs
deputyminister2_pfo
chief2_position
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The Ministry of Francophone Affairs () in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the provision of government services to Franco-Ontarian citizens and communities.

It was originally founded as the Office of Francophone Affairs () in 1986 by the government of David Peterson, as an expansion of the former Office of the Government Coordinator of French-Language Services. It was upgraded to a full ministry in 2017 by the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Following the 2018 Ontario general election, the new government of Doug Ford announced plans to demote the department from a ministry back down to an office, but was forced to backtrack in the face of community opposition.

Under the province's French Language Services Act, the provincial government provides French language services if a community or region's francophone population exceeds 5,000 or 10 percent of the community's total population. There are 25 areas of the province so designated. The office also has a role in the governance of Ontario's francophone public television network, TFO, as well as francophone school boards and other government offices, and acts as a liaison office between the government and other francophone cultural agencies and social services.

The current Minister of Francophone Affairs is Caroline Mulroney.

Ministry agencies

Provincial Advisory Committee on Francophone Affairs
Special Advisor on Francophone Affairs
Special Advisor on Francophone Economic Development Source: Public Appointments Secretariat

Minister Responsible for French Language Service

Alan Pope (May 17, 1985 - June 26, 1985)

Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs

Bernard Grandmaître (June 26, 1985–August 2, 1989)
Charles Beer (August 2, 1989–October 1, 1990)
Gilles Pouliot (October 1, 1990–June 26, 1995)
Noble Villeneuve (June 26, 1995–June 17, 1999)
John Baird (June 17, 1999-April 14, 2002)

Associate Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs

John Baird (April 15, 2002-August 22, 2002)

Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs

John Baird (April 22, 2002-October 23, 2003)
Madeleine Meilleur (October 23, 2003–June 13, 2016)
Marie-France Lalonde (June 13, 2016–July 31, 2017)

Ministers of Francophone Affairs

Marie-France Lalonde (July 31, 2017-June 29, 2018)
Caroline Mulroney (2018–present)

References

"Franco-Ontarian history".
"En francais, s'il vous plait". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', October 27, 1989.
"Languages of the law". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 16, 1986.
"Francophones forced to re-defend their rights". ''[[Timmins Daily Press]]'', November 24, 2018.
[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/reaction-mixed-ministry-francophone-affairs-1.4229896 "Reaction mixed to Ontario Liberals creating francophone affairs ministry"]. [[CBC News]] Ottawa, August 1, 2017.
"Francophones aren't 'just another community'". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', November 19, 2018.
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-doug-ford-backtracks-after-days-of-backlash-over-cuts-to-institutions/ "Doug Ford backtracks after days of backlash over cuts to francophone institutions"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 23, 2018.
"Agencies and current appointees - Public Appointments Secretariat".

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