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Assemblée De La Francophonie De L'Ontario
{{Unreferenced, date=December 2020 AFO, or Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (''Francophone Assembly of Ontario'') is a Canadian organization which coordinates the political and cultural activities of the Franco-Ontarian community. The organization was created in 1910 as the ''Association canadienne-française d'Éducation de l'Ontario'' (''ACFÉO'') to lobby for French language education rights in the province. The organization and the Franco-Ontarian community at large faced a serious early crisis when the provincial government adopted Regulation 17 in 1912, effectively banning the teaching of French in schools. The regulation was never fully implemented because of ACFÉO's litigation, and it was eventually repealed in 1927. ACFÉO subsequently changed its name to ''Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario'' ("Association of French Canadians of Ontario"), or ''ACFO''. The organization continued to lobby for the improvement of French language services in the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians (french: Franco-Ontariens or if female, sometimes known as ''Ontarois'' and ''Ontaroises'') are Francophone Canadians that reside in the province of Ontario. Most are French Canadians from Ontario. In 2016, the Government of Ontario calculated that there are approximately 622,415 francophones residing in the province. The majority of Franco-Ontarians in the province reside in Eastern Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Central Ontario, although small francophone communities may be found in other regions of the province. The first francophones to settle in Ontario did so during the early 17th century, when most of it was part of the ''Pays d'en Haut'' region of New France. However, French settlement into the area remained limited until the 19th century. The late 19th century and early 20th century saw attempts by the provincial government to assimilate the Franco-Ontarian population into the anglophone majority with the introduction of regulations that promoted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
