Resources for Francophone students

This section offers a list of valuable learning resources for Francophone students including:

• Education & training
• Funding & financial assistance
• Employment services & support
• Resources & support from institutions

Education & training

French Language Education in Ontario (FLE) 
This resource lets you search for French educational providers in Ontario.

SOS Devoirs 
This is a French language tutoring service to help students in French language schools from grades 1 to 12 with their homework.

The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
This site offers a search tool to find Francophone services in your area.

The Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB) 
The OERB has several online resources to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

TFO Education 
A French education TV website with many different online educational tools and resources.

La Relève
A newsletter for Canadian Francophone students.

The Ontario Coalition of Adult Training (COFA) 
COFA is a non-profit organization that advances French adult education in Ontario.

Funding & financial assistance

Franco-Ontarian Foundation
This site offers access to many bursaries related to French education.

The Baxter et Alma Ricard Foundation
This foundation offers 25 bursaries valued at $2,000 each.  Recipients are full-time students entering any year of any specialized undergraduate program, on the basis of financial need and Ontario residency as defined by OSAP. Preference is given to Francophones from Northern Ontario.

The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) 
OSAP helps Ontario students pay for their education.

French Fellowships
Students in full-time postsecondary programs in French at French-language or bilingual institutions in Ontario can find fellowships for studying in French for $1,500.

The Association French Expression Lawyers of Ontario (AJEFO)
AJEFO gives two grants to students in order to support them to continue their French studies in the field of justice.

The Donatien-Frémont Foundation
This foundation supports the French-speaking communities of Canada by offering more than $26,000 each year to Francophones studying communication, journalism or graphic arts.

Torchia Scholarship in Public Relations
This scholarship is awarded each year to the student who best shows the spirit and practice of being bilingual in the Canadian communications and public relations profession.

Five-week French language bursary program
Find out how you can discover another area of Canada while learning French.

Employment services and support

French for the Future 
This is a not-for-profit organization that supports and encourages Canadian students who want to be bilingual.

The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
The Ministry offers a search tool to find Francophone services in your region.

Ma carrière 
A resource for French students to plan their career, find french education options, and find links to career advice sites.

Jeunesse Canada au travail (JCT) 
JCT offers students and recent graduates a chance to test their skills, to establish their career, to gain money for their studies and to improve your chance at a better job.

Looking for a job?
The Government of Canada has a list of sites and information in French to help you with your job search.

Working in Ontario
Find links to French sites where you can learn about job search tips and get tools and resources to help you find a job.

Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres (OAYEC)
OAYEC has lots of information to help you with your job search and with life in general.

Public Service Commission of Canada
A French job search tool for jobs in the federal government.

Ontario Public Service Careers
 Looking for a career with the Government of Ontario?  Search for a job in the Ontario public service using this French job search tool.

Monster.ca
 Search for a job by category or area in Ontario.

Workopolis.com 
This site will help you stay up-to-date on new jobs, who is hiring, and the latest jobs in your field.

Resources & Support from institutions

La Cité collègiale – Counselling Service
Get personal counselling in French and workshops relating to good study techniques, career planning, and much more.

Algonquin College Multimedia Language Lab 
This lab helps improve language learning for Algonquin students. Students work on tasks to support or to complete classroom assignments or to work on personal language goals.

McMaster French Club 
This club promotes the language and culture of France and Francophones. The events and activities of the club provide a chance for francophone and other students interested in French to meet.

Queen’s University Francophone Centre 
This centre offers many language courses, and a chance for Francophones to meet and hear academic speakers, artists and writers.

University of Ottawa - Immersion Mentoring Centre
 This centre helps you get used to university studies and French immersion studies at the university level.

University of Ottawa - Visez juste
This resource helps any person who seeks to improve their French conversation and writing.

University of Waterloo French Club
This club organizes lots of activities to give students the chance to speak French, meet people, and share the French culture.

Language Conversation Groups at the University of Windsor
This group has weekly free conversation sessions in French.