Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique

Annual Report 2002-2003

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L’Entente Canada-communauté

Major activities related to managing the Canada-community Agreement

After offering a training session on due
diligence last year, Canadian Heritage did
the same again in November 2002, taking
advantage of the FFCB Presidents’ Council and
the presence of Francophone organizations

in the Vancouver area. The Department
suggested a new training program on
results-based management and how to
complete sponsorship applications under
the Official Languages Support Program.

Programming and project funding under the
Canada-community Agreement for 2002-2003

Programming Funds

>» Amount requested by the community $ 2 057 004
» Funds granted $ 1 676 641
» Number of organizations that

received project funding 20
Project Funds
» Amount requested by the community $1155 762
> Funds granted $ 536 234
» Number of projects that received funding 34

Consultation in Prince George on March 8, 2003.

2004-2009 Global Development Plan:
2003 launches consultation for setting
major objectives for the next plan

The five-year Canada-Community agreement
will soon be coming to an end. This third
agreement between the Francophone communi-
ty — represented by the umbrella organization,
the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-
Britannique — and the Department of Canadian
Heritage, once it is signed, will commit Canadian
Heritage to working with Francophones toward
the development and enrichment of the
Francophone community in British Columbia.
This will take place through direct support of
programming and agency projects.

There are a number of steps that the
Francophone community must go through
before securing a third agreement: the first is
to consult with the Francophone community
across the province. The process involves
widespread consultation with nine meetings
throughout British Columbia. The first took
place in Prince George on March 8, 2003.

This process will help us achieve three
objectives: an evaluation of the impact of the
1999-2004 Canada-Community Agreement,
adoption of the 2004-2009 Global Development
Plan, and a review of the management
mechanisms related to the Canada-Community
Agreement. The new Plan will set the communi-
ty’s development priorities for the next five
years and will form the basis for negotiation of
the third agreement with the community,
represented by the Fédération des francophones
de la Colombie-Britannique, and the Department
of Canadian Heritage.