March 20, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans Royal Galipeau, on behalf of FedDev Ontario Minister of State Gary Goodyear, today announced up to $1,924,844 that will benefit Francophone and bilingual organizations across southern Ontario.
FedDev Ontario is providing up to $999,840 to l'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO) to launch an internship program for Francophone youth.
FedDev Ontario is also providing La Cité up to $925,004 to deliver online training modules for businesses and to provide applied research services to businesses and community organizations.
For more information on these projects, please see the backgrounder.
These projects are supported through the Economic Development Initiative, as part of the Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages 2013-2018: Education, Immigration and Communities, the Government of Canada's strategy for official languages.
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