For the Development of the

Francophone CommunitiesThroughout

Ontario

Presented to

Different municipalitiesDuring may and June 2016

By

Jacqueline NoiseuxAFMO General Manager

Purpose and ObjectivesPurposeWork through a closer partnership with our members in orderto better serve them.

Objectives for the Municipal Councils TourMake the AFMO’s role clear for the members of Municipal Councils;

Present the opportunities provided by the AFMO for Municipal Councils;

Have the Municipal Councils buy into providing a delegate (electedmember if possible) to the upcoming East Regional Roundtable, whereevery municipality will be represented;

Promote the 2016 Conference.

Ontario’s Francophone Population

from 2006 to 20112006 2011 Difference

in Percentagefrom 2006 to 2011

DemographicPercentage of Francophones

Percentage of Francophone Presence per region

Ontario 582 695 611 500 4.9 4.8 100

East 242 055 257 870 6.5 15.4 42.2

Centre 167 235 183 605 9.8 2.1 30.0

Southwest 34 390 35 160 2.2 2.3 5.7

Northeast 130 825 127 265 -2.7 23.4 20.8

Northwest 8 190 7 610 -7.1 3.4 1.2

In 2011611,500 Francophones out of 12,851,821 Ontarians (4.9%)

1 out of 4 Franco-Ontarians lives in Ottawa (25.2%)

1 out of 6 Franco-Ontarians lives in Toronto (9.7%)

Those two cities and their respective suburbs have witnessed the most significant increase form 2001 to 2011.

For example, in the Greater Toronto area, including Durham, Halton, Peel, and York, the Francophone population jumps from 110,265 (2% of the entire population), in 2006, to 124,875 (2.1%), in 2011.

Réf.: http://www.ofa.gov.on.ca/fr/franco-stats.html#chart1

Francophone Population in Ontario

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1. City of Toronto: its entirety2. City of Hamilton: its entirety, as it stands since December31, 20003. Niagara Regional Municipality: cities of Port Colborneand Welland4. City of Ottawa: its entirety5. Peel Regional Municipality: cities of Mississauga and Brampton6. City of Greater Sudbury: its entirety7. Dundas County: Winchester Township8. Essex County: City of Windsor, towns of Belle River and Tecumseh, and Anderdon, Colchester North, Maidstone, Sandwich South, Sandwich West, Tilbury North, Tilbury West et Rochester Townships9. Glengarry County: its entirety10. Kent County: Town of Tilbury Dover and Tilbury East Townships11. Prescott County: its entirety12. Renfrew County: City of Pembroke and Stafford and Westmeath Townships13. Russell County: its entirety14. Simcoe County: Town of Penetanguishene and Tiny and Essa Townships15. Stormont County: its entirety16. Algoma District: its entirety17. Cochrane District: its entirety18. Kenora District: Ignace Township19. Nipissing District: its entirety20. Sudbury District: its entirety

21. Thunder Bay District: towns of Geraldton, Longlac, and Marathon, as well as Manitouwadge, Beardmore, Nakina, and Terrace Bay Townships22. Timiskaming District: its entirety23. Middlesex County: City of London24. Parry Sound District: Municipality of Callander

25. Frontenac County: City of Kingston

26. York Regional Municipality: City of Markham la ville de Markham (beside region 1)

The Designated Regions by virtue of theFrench Language Services Act

In 1989, the AFMO is founded by Gisèle Lalonde, then Mayor of Vanier (Ottawa), along with nine (9) founding members. At its beggining, 28 municipal corporations joined the association.

In 2016, the AFMO represents more than 40 municipalities throughout the 26 regions that are designated as bilingual, which translates into 85% of Ontario’s Francophones, including the City of Toronto and the City of Ottawa.

It also includes more than 30 organizationsinvolved with municipal-based issues.

Milestones

MISSIONThe AFMO provides municipal elected members and executives with a French-language forum and French-language services and it is an active advisor on the municipal scene.

VISION Known as a political force both provincewide and nationwide, the AFMO capitalizes on the dynamic energyof its members and on well-defined partnerships to play a leadership role and contribute to well-preserved and improved French-language services at the municipal levelthroughout Ontario.

Municipal Corporations are not subject to the French-Language Services Act, but they do provide certain services in the French language and comply with bylaws in that sense for certain aspects:

• Policy on Bilingual Signage from five (5) Eastern Ontario municipalities: Russell, Casselman, La Nation, Clarence-Rockland, and Hawkesbury;

• Policy on Bilingualism from the City of Ottawa: Bilingualism Bylaw N°ACS2001-CMS-OCM-0002, 2001 – 170;

• Advisory Committee on French-Language Services from the City of Ottawa;

• Advisory Committee on the French-Language from the City of Toronto;

• Policy on Recruitment of Bilingual Staff at Key Positions; • Bylaws and minutes in both official languages; • Sports, Recreational, and Leisure Activities Programming in both

official languages.

Municipal Members and French-Language Services

• Member of the Association of municipalities of Ontario (AMO): the AFMO President is on the Administrative Board

• Connection with the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO): training, Archives Centre, translation

• Close connection with nationwide municipal associations: New Brunswick, Manitoba, Quebec.

• Connection with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities(FCM)

• Partnerships with municipalities for international-scaleprojects: Futurallia – economic and exploratory mission involving the AFMO, the RDÉE Ontario, and the nouveau Réseau de villes francophones et francophiles d’Amérique (new American Francophone and Francophile Cities Network)

Partnerships and Collaborations withMunicipal Associations

Mobilizes Members Around Important IssuesJustice – Justice Forum, Strategic Planning and Supervising Committee for French-Language Services, Judicial Committee, Municipal Court, presentationsfor 911 Dispatchers and OPP Recruits, taking part in the Institut de développement professionnel en langue française (French-LanguageProfessional Development Institute).Health – Advisory Committee for French-Language Services, Health Forum, request for proposals, sharing of model practices, training and workshops. Economic French-Language Immigration – Executive Subcommittee for Citizenship and Immigration Canada since 2002, Réseaux de soutien à l’immigration francophone (Support for French-Language Immigration Networks), launch of the French-language portal for the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade (MCIIT), taking part in the Montreal Job Fair, in various advisory instances on French-language immigration and the 5% objectives set by the MCIIT.Education – Advisory Group on kindergarten, the Aménagement linguistique Policy, the Minister’s Advisory Committee.

Partnerships and Collaborations with Many Ministries

Transportation – Presentation on bridge management at the AFMO Annual Conference, Bilingual Signage Plan, advisory structures and events.

Environment – water and wastewater treatment, waste management, Alfred College, Training and Municipal Internship programs, green turnprojects.

Economic Development – advisory sessions and leaders forum for Plan North, from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, economicmission, Champlain Route Committee.

Tourism, Culture and Sport – Municipal Cultural Policy, committee for the 400th Aniversary of the French Settlement, commemorative book on the AFMO’s founding municipalities, the ‘‘A Municipality, an Artist, a Francophone History’’ exhibition, Project Canada 150.

Others – Research on the added value brought by Francophones, registry of model practices, roundtable bringing together Quebec and Ontario, nationwide ministerial conference, exchange project betweenassociations of municipalities from Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario.

1. Delegate Members on Strategic Committees Based on Relations with Ministries

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and HousingImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaMinistry of the Attorney General: French-Language Services AgentsPOA: French-Language Services Agents Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Advisory Committee for French-Language Services Ministry of Education: Childcare ServicesMinistry of Transportation – Bilingual Signage

2. Annual Conference Hosted by a Member Municipality

Workshops and presentations on various hot topics, booths, exhibitions, networking, and banquets

Services and Programs

3. Development of Services Provided to MembersTools, training to the elected members, Archives Centre, translation, municipal start-up package.

4. Support for Municipalities in Providing French-Language Services

5. Creation of Ad Hoc Projects and Taking Part in Committees in Compliance with Organizational and Operational Objectives Cultural Laboratory, pilot project for cultural planning and policy, outreach project on municipal and school elections for immigrants, youth citzenship involvement project, workshops for women in politics, Montreal Job Fair, Knowledge Committee, French-Language Immigration Networks, 400th Anniversary of the French Settlement, as well as being in stride with the designated bilingual regions.

Services and Programs (continued)

Priorities for 2016-2017

1. Promote its new website and its commemorative book and improve uponcommunications with its members;

2. Provide training and workshops to elected embers and public workers, on suchtopics as management succession planning, economic development, and green turnprojects;

3. Keep promoting French-language services, the new Réseau des villes francophones et francophiles des Amériques (new American Francophone and Francophile Cities Network), provide translation services, and share model practices and other tools;

4. Implement the municipal members’ Regional Tables; 5. Keep promoting the October Local Government Week and the municipal outreach

and support for citizens’ involvement, mainly targetting youth, women and immigrants;

6. Set up and promote the 2016 Conference, which will be hosted by the Town of Hearst;

7. Implement new projects in an array of sectors, notably culture, economic and community development, French-language tourism, business succession and social economy, environment and green turn projects, and welcomingimmigrants in French.

Annual Conference to Be Hosted by the Town of Hearst,

September 21 and 22, 2016‘‘Local Development

at the Heart of Our Communities’’

Because sharing and learning about the latest in French-language issues are matters of the utmostimportance for the elected members of Municipal Council!

Regional Tables

Purpose(East, North, Central Southwest)Gather delegates from every Municipality, who, through the AFMO willfocus on sharing views on important matters and on endorsing impactfulinterventions when dealing with the Government of Ontario, in varioussectors.

ObjectivesClearly identify the common issues between the municipalities, by region, that may be supported and conveyed by the AFMO in front of the provincial and federal instances. Allow municipalities to pinpoint their needs in the scope of services provided by the AFMO. Hold regular meetings, year in and year out, including the one taking place at the Annual Conference to discuss and break down the degree of importance for each issue related to the Francophone communities the AFMO represents.

The Administrative Board extendsits thanks to all of you.

Claude Bouffard, Mayor of French River and President

Clermont Lapointe, Mayor of McGarry and Outgoing President

Murielle Turcotte, Councillor for Moonbeam and Vice-President, North

Jean Cloutier, Councillor for Ottawa and Vice-President, East

Marc Chénier, Executive Director for North Stormont and Treasurer

Administrators:

Michèle Rochette (Ottawa), André Rhéaume (Hearst), Martin Credger (Kapuskasing), Rock Létourneau (Welland), Jim Karygiannis (Toronto), Marie-Noelle Lanthier (La Nation), René Beaulne (Alfred-Plantagenet), Luc Morin (CCO), and Marie-Grace Uwase (MMA&H).

For further information:www.afmo.on.cawww.tondroit.ca

Jacqueline Noiseux, General ManagerTél.: 613-746-7707, dg@afmo.on.ca

Questions?