INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION 13

Working With the Federal Institutions
to Raise Awareness

Year after year, the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique (FFCB)
meets with officials of federal institutions to increase their awareness of the
realities and needs of the province’s Francophone community. This year, the

FFCB had several meetings with federal officials:

1. The Coordinator of Interdepartmental Cooperation attended
meetings for the BC Interdepartmental Network of Official
Languages Coordinators (INOLC). The meetings dealt primarily with the
presentation of issues and results sought by the Francophone community.

2. The FFCB attended meetings of the Pacific Federal Council
Official Languages Committee (PFCOLC). At one of these meetings, on
October 14, 2010, the President, Dr. Réal Roy, and the Executive Director,
Ms. Christine Sotteau, were invited to present a portrait of the Francophone
community, its issues and the 2009-2014 Global Development Plan (GDP).
They also requested support from the PFC in carrying out major future
projects and in linking the various departments and agencies to the
community's strategic results.

3. The FFCB and PFCOLC organized a forum on Francophone
immigration and economic development. More than fifty participants from
departments and community organizations painted a portrait of the status of
immigration. They presented a socio demographic profile of the community,
explained the role of federal and provincial governments, presented the
Connection Centre for Francophone Immigrants (CCFI), and closed with a
round table on immigration and economic integration.

4. The FFCB promoted the GDP among several involved partners.
The GDP was presented to the Part IV, V, VI and VII official language
coordinators, members of the FFCB, staff at the Conseil scolaire francophone
de la C.-B., staff at the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs at
Simon Fraser University, and officials from the federal and provincial
governments, national organizations and the Quebec government.

Comparative Table

The 2009-2014 Global Development
Plan (GDP):

The plan was finalized and distributed to
members of the Francophone community at
an annual general meeting of the FFCB in
June 2010. This plan attests to the vitality of
British Columbia's Francophone community
and contains the vision and results identified
by the members for the next five years.

Some agencies do not have subsidy
programs but assist our community
through service and technical support:

© Radio Canada

© Canada Revenue Agency

e Canada Border Services Agency

e Fisheries and Oceans

© Public Works and Government
Services Canada

© School of Public Service

e Canada World Youth and Katimavik

© Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B.

e Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne
francaise

© The departments of tourism of
Saskatchewan and other provinces

Federal Institution 2008-2009 | 2009-2010
Service Canada $2,846,487 | $1,349,603 Report on the Diversification of Funds in BC for 2009-2010
Western Economic Diversification $__913,689_| $ 1,480,000 Each year, the FFCB collects financial or in kind contributions to community
Health Canada $__288,020 | § 536,324 projects from government institutions and agencies. For 2009-2010:
Justice Canada $ 157,160 |$ 165,380
Industry Canada $ 6,784 |$ 75,205 © $8,621,889** were collected from the Federal, Provincial and
Canadian Heritage $ 3,501,140 | $ 3,257,134 Municipal Governments
Citizenship and Immigration Canada §_119,000 | $ — © Contributions were solicited from 21 Federal agencies and institutions
Public Health Agency $ 6,180 | $ 48.100 : :
Canada Council for the Arts $ 74100 | $ 7,000 * Of 163 projects submitted, 135 were approved
Canada Post Corporation $ 1,000 | $ 1,500 ¢ A total of $7,221,428 in funding was received by 22 organizations
Parks Canada $___1,600 © The Provincial Government was solicited for 28 projects by 16 Francophone
| Status of Women Canada $149,534 | $ 149,534 organizations. The funded projects received $1,094,300
Air Canada $ 15,000 : oo 8
: : ae ¢ Funds were received from 5 municipalities by 7 Francophone organizations.
Canadian Tourism Commission $___41,400 The 11 projects funded received a total of $267,161
Total $ 8,063,094 | $ 7,221,428 ee aes
Total: Provincial Government $ 1,094,300 : - ;
ae ** This amount represents the minimum funds invested by governments, as reported by
Total: Municipal Governments (5) $ 267,161 the participating agencies and associations. It is not necessarily the total amount
Total Quebec Government 39,000 injected into our community.
TOTAL $ 8,621,889 J