Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie (known by the acronym ACUFC for its French name, "") is an association of

community colleges A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open en ...

and

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in minority

francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...

communities in

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, through cooperation between its member institutions. The association represents its member institutions on topics of mutual interest before the

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, national and international organizations.

History

Up until 1 April 2015, the organisation was known as the Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie, or in French, , when it did not include community college members.

Members

The association is made up of the following 22 institutions which promote community college and university education within minority francophone communities in Canada: * The Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs of

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

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British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

* Collège Éducacentre based in

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, British Columbia * Campus Saint-Jean of the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...

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* La Cité universitaire francophone of the

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in Regina,

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Collège Mathieu Collège Mathieu is a small French-language college based in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada, that provides post-secondary education. History The college was founded by Olivier Elzéar Mathieu, Archbishop of Regina, on December 15, 1917, with ...

Gravelbourg Gravelbourg () is a small multicultural town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located just west of the Wood River at the junction of provincial Highway 43 and Highway 58, approximately 125 kilometres from Moose Jaw, Swift Curre ...

, Saskatchewan *

Université de Saint-Boniface The Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) is a French-language public university located in the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. An affiliated institution of the University of Manitoba, the university offers general and sp ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

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Université de Hearst Université de Hearst (formerly Collège universitaire de Hearst) is a public French-language university with its main campus in Hearst, Ontario, Canada. The university has additional campuses in Timmins and Kapuskasing. For most of its history ...

in Hearst,

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, Ontario *

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in Sudbury, Ontario *

Collège Boréal Collège Boréal d’arts appliqués et de technologie is a French-language college of applied arts and technology serving the Northern and Central Southwestern Ontario area. It is the youngest of the 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology ...

based in

, Ontario *

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, Ontario *

Université de l'Ontario français The Université de l’Ontario français (abbreviated as UOF; ) is a French-language public university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university campus is situated in the East Bayfront neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, near the Toronto waterfro ...

in Toronto, Ontario *

Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada (), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR, is a Military academy#Canada, military academy and, since 1959, a List of universities in Canada#Ontario, degree-granting university of the Canadian ...

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, Ontario *

Collège La Cité Collège La Cité, commonly known as La Cité and formerly ''La Cité collégiale'', is a French-language public college in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1989 in Ottawa (with a satellite campus in Hawkesbury and a business office in Toronto), it ...

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

, Ontario *

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in Ottawa, Ontario *

Saint Paul University Saint Paul University () is a bilingual Catholic university federated with the University of Ottawa since 1965. It is located on Main Street in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. Fully bilingual, it offers instruction in both of the countr ...

in Ottawa, Ontario *

Dominican University College The Dominican University College (DUC; ) was a bilingual university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 2012 to 2024, Dominican University College was an affiliated college of Carleton University. Founded in 1900 and granted a civil univ ...

in Ottawa, Ontario * Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick based in Bathurst,

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Université de Moncton The Université de Moncton is a Canadian French-language university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on hig ...

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, New Brunswick *

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in Moncton, New Brunswick * Collège de l'Île based in

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Université Sainte-Anne Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces. History Université Sa ...

in Pointe de l'Église,

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Most of these institutions were founded by members of the

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clergy to serve isolated francophone communities. While some institutions maintain religious missions, others have assumed specialized vocations such as the

. While some member institutions only offer study programs in French, others are bilingual (English/French). Some of the institutions are located in small

communities while others are located in heavily populated francophone areas. The Maritime College of Forest Technology and the Collège nordique francophone are not members of the Association. The office of the association is located at: 260, rue Dalhousie, bureau 400

K1N 7E4

Canadian Francophonie Scholarships Program

The AUCC has been the executing agency of the Canadian Francophonie

Scholarship A scholarship is a form of Student financial aid, financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, Multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, athleti ...

Program (CFSP) since July 1, 2006. The Government of Canada funds the CFSP program in its entirety. CFSP is a scholarship program which builds institutional capacities by training nationals of 37 developing countries of La Francophonie. The program is administered by the Canadian Partnership Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

National exchange program

The AUFC promotes student exchanges for undergraduate, Masters and doctoral students among member institutions.

AUFC Action Plan

AUFC's action plan for 2007–2012 focuses on supporting its

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

community and the internationalization of member institutions. The AUFC wants to play a connecting role between Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) researchers and the federal funding agencies. * creation of an advisory committee on research in June 2006, * development of a strategy to enhance researchers' ability to obtain funding from research funding agencies (e.g. concerning Francophone minority communities). * adoption of a support plan for research on Francophone minority communities on 31 May 2007 * implementation of priority activities of this plan The action plan also aims to attract more students and increase the

diversity Diversity, diversify, or diverse may refer to: Business *Diversity (business), the inclusion of people of different identities (ethnicity, gender, age) in the workforce *Diversity marketing, marketing communication targeting diverse customers * ...

of the student body.

AUFC Research

A 2005 AUFC study evaluated the state of technological infrastructure within Canada's francophone universities and recommended on its future directions.

AUFC Partners

AUFC partners include the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS), French Language Health Services Network of Eastern Ontario, Consortium des universités de la francophonie ontarienne (CUFO), and

Agence universitaire de la Francophonie The ''Agence universitaire de la Francophonie'' (AUF; ) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education and research institutions. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1961, as the ''Association des Universités Partiellement ou En ...

(AUF).State of Affairs , Task Force on Programs and Services in French , Vision 2010
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References

External links

* {{authority control College and university associations and consortia in Canada French-language education in Canada Scholarships in Canada