Franco-Albertans
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Franco-Albertans are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Alberta. Franco-Albertans is a term primarily used to denote the province's francophone residents. In the 2016 Canadian Census, t
Offices for the Greater North Central Francophone Education Region school board. Francophone school boards were established in Alberta in 1994.
Edmonton City Centre houses a retail mall, and English and French language studios for CBC/Radio-Canada, the country's public broadcaster.
Fransaskois
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Fransaskois, Franco-Saskatchewanais or Franco-Saskatchewanians are French Canadians or Canadian francophones living in the province of Saskatchewan. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, approximatel
Franco-Albertans
…the provincial government to curtail the French language in other areas. Following the Supreme Court's ruling on R. v Mercure, a case involving a Fransaskois in Saskatchewan, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed the Languages Act in 1988, in which English was declared the province's official language…
Louis de la Corne, c. 1750. In 1755, he was appointed the commandant of New France's poste de l’Ouest, which included present day Saskatchewan
Louis Riel standing trial in 1885. The outcome of the trial became a point of contention for French Canadians.
Aerial view of École monseigneur de Laval's elementary school building. The school is one of 12 elementary schools administered by the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises.
Flag of the Fransaskois