Ontario Encourages Access to Francophone Media
January 19, 2009 3:49 PM
McGuinty Government Provides Clear Support At CRTC Hearing
Ontario stressed the importance of Francophone media at recent hearings held by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
The province, represented by the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, Madeleine Meilleur, supported the report by the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie. The report reviewed English and French-language broadcasting services in linguistic minority communities.
The Minister stated the province's position that the renewal and evolution of Francophones in Ontario depends on the broad distribution of Francophone media. The province also emphasized the contribution of TFO to the spread of Francophone culture, as the only French-language educational public television network in Ontario
Quick Facts
- Each week, Franco-Ontarians aged 14–22 watch television in French for about 3.19 hours and listen to French radio stations for about 2.45 hours.
- TFO is the only French-language educational public television network outside of Quebec.
Learn More
- Consult the site of CRTC
- Find out about TFO's mission, programming and multimedia content
- To know more about Ontario's French community, visit the OFA website
Office of Francophone Affairs
ontario.ca/francophone


