Derrek Bentley

Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component - Seeking funding for socio-cultural activities, employment and training and other initiatives in French Second Language programs to increase learning and use of French. Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component - promoting and ensuring equitable access to quality French Second Language programs (French Immersion, Core French, Extended French, etc.). Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Seeking funding through the Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component for such initiatives and projects. Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - promoting linguistic duality initiatives and projects to promote the benefits of bilingualism and to increase mutual understanding and rapprochement between English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians. Official Languages in Education Programs - Advocating for increased funding for French Second Language through the Second-language stream across the various areas of intervention. Official Languages in Education Programs - Renewal of provincial and territorial bilateral agreements in support of access to quality second-language instruction across Canada. Action Plan for Official Languages - Seeking funding through various Action Plan envelopes that support access to quality second-language instruction, evaluation and retention Action Plan for Official Languages - Informing on French Second Language issues/concerns and advocating for policies and programs. Official Languages policy framework - Updates across linguistic policy files pertaining to rapprochement, linguistic duality or second-language instruction Official Languages Act - ensuring the Government of Canada’s commitment to opportunities to learn a second official language