I’m writing to you from Ottawa on the unceded lands of the Anishinaabe people where we are preparing for the CPF National Annual General Business Meeting (AGM). It is scheduled to take place with a hybrid model, in person from Edmonton, AB, on Sunday, August 21 to begin at 11 am MDT (Mountain Time Zone) as well as accessible via Zoom for virtual attendance.
The meeting is open to all CPF members as well as guests; only designated CPF Voting Delegates have voting privileges during the meeting. To participate virtually, you must register in advance via this link. In-person attendance is taken on-site as of one hour prior to the meeting start time at the registration desk.
You can find the AGM meeting materials posted on the CPF National website via this link. These include the AGM agenda, the previous year’s AGM minutes, National committee annual reports, proposed bylaw amendments and the audited financial statements.
We welcome your questions in advance of the AGM; please send them to Derrek Bentley, CPF National President and AGM Chair at dbentley@cpf.ca.
Voting Delegates will vote on the following items during the meeting:
- Approval of the AGM Agenda 2022 Minutes from 2021, Officer and Committee reports;
- The appointment of the auditors for the 2022-23 fiscal year;
- The ratification the National Board Directors as well as the Officers to the positions of President and Vice President for 2022-2023;
- Proposed Amendments to the CPF National Bylaw No.1.
Pending ratification, the following individuals (whose bios are also available on the CPF National website) will be serving on the CPF National Board of Directors for 2022-23:
- Salma Al-Saquaf
- Diane Tijman
- Wendy Carr
- Larry Vaters
- Kate Peters, Vice President
- Derrek Bentley, President
During the AGM this year, we will also be awarding the three CPF National Awards of Recognition: The CPF National Volunteer, CPF Distinguished Life Membership and the J. Elmer Hynes Staff Excellence in Leadership Award. This year’s recipients will be announced on August 7th, 2022.
Do join the meeting to help us thank these individuals for their important contributions to our organization.
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Consultations on the Official Languages Action Plan 2023-2028
Since late May, CPF Branch and National Volunteer and Staff Leaders have been participating in both the virtual and in-person Consultations for the Next Official Languages Action Plan 2023-2028 across the country.
Public consultations are open to all Canadians until August 31, 2022.
We encourage all CPF members to share their ideas by sending a letter, testimonial, essay, or relevant documents by email to : Consultations_LO-OL_Consultations@pch.gc.ca or by completing the online questionnaire via this link.
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Linguistic Duality Day - September 8th, 2022
Canadians have been marking Linguistic Duality Day since 2009 and as a founding partner of the Linguistic Duality Network, CPF is inviting all our members to mark the day by joining a special virtual event, which will bring together government and community guests from across the country, including two Francophone Canadian artists.
The virtual event program will be posted on www.linguisticduality.ca.
CPF members can subscribe to the Bonjour, My Friend newsletter to receive updates on contests and to participate in the Commissioner’s Dictation other activities.
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CPF Network Member Virtual Conference 2022 - “French: More than Words!” - October 13-16
After the success of the virtual 2020 conference, CPF National will once again host the CPF Member Conference program virtually in 2022. This format allows us to engage a broader participation of CPF members, volunteers and stakeholders, while targeting our budget toward delivering exciting speakers.
The 2022 event will extend over a three-day period taking into consideration time zone differences, offering both pre-recorded and live sessions. The program sessions will focus on a parent and youth audience, divided into 4 categories, giving participants the chance to customize their experience. The strands are:
- Youth Opportunities to Learn and Use French
- Sharing Program Ideas and Volunteer Networking
- Sharing Advocacy Experiences
- Parenting, Wellbeing and Resiliency
Conference Registration and Fees - Program access will be set at the cost of $25.00 or free for current CPF Members. Registration will be advertised with our ‘Back to School’ communications in September, 2022.
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For the months of July and August, the CPF National office is closed on Fridays. Staff are available by email in case of emergencies. Regular office hours resume the week of September 6, 2022.
Thank you for your membership with Canadian Parents for French, your interest and commitment to improving access to quality French as a second language learning for all those who call Canada home. Merci,
Nicole Thibault, Executive Director,
Canadian Parents for French, National
CPF is a registered charitable organization (Charity Reg. No. – 118835131 RR0001). As an organization, we remain truly grateful to donors for their ongoing generosity. A tax receipt is issued for donations of $20 or more. To give, visit cpf.ca.
CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH is the Recipient of the Commissioner of Official Languages’ 2016 Award of Excellence - Promotion of Linguistic Duality, we continually strive to give Canadian youth the opportunity to learn and use their French as a second language.
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