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Resources: Understanding the French experience in Ontario

Champlain (George A. Reid, c. 1908, Library and Archives Canada/ George Agnew Reid fonds/C-011016.

Photo: Champlain (George A. Reid, c. 1908, Library and Archives Canada/ George Agnew Reid fonds/C-011016.

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Ontario Heritage Trust

Francophone heritage

Published Date: May 18, 2012

Government of Ontario: Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture

Centre for Franco-Ontarian Studies (CRÉFO)

Le Centre franco-ontarien de folklore

Métis Nation of Ontario

Réseau du patrimoine franco-ontarien (RPFO)

Association des communautés francophones de l’Ontario (ACFO)

Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne (FESFO)

La Clé d’la Baie

La Société d’Histoire de Toronto

Festival franco-ontarien

Franco-Fête

L’Association des auteures et des auteurs de l’Ontario français (AAOF)

Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM)

Bureau du regroupement des artistes visuels de l’Ontario (BRAVO)

Réseau Ontario, a network for the promotion and distribution of Francophone events

Mouvement des Intervenant.e.s en Communication Radio de l’Ontario (Ontario Stakeholders in Community Radio Communications)

L’Alliance culturelle de l’Ontario

L’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario

Samuel de Champlain: Perspectives – Explore the life and journeys of Samuel de Champlain in this new online exhibit on the Ontario Heritage Trust’s website and discover other web resources.

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