Regular OLEP funding
Alberta’s portion of the regular funding is divided between minority-language francophone education and French second-language instruction, and each of those respective portions is divided between Education and Advanced Education. The resources below provide more information about Education’s portion of regular OLEP funding in Alberta.
- The flowchart of how Alberta distributes regular OLEP funding for 2022-2023 (PDF, 385 KB) illustrates funding from the federal government to school authorities.
- Funding manual for school authorities contains information on how Alberta distributes OLEP FTE Student Funding.
- OLEP Overview and Update Webinar from May 24, 2022 provides an overview of OLEP in Alberta.
Minority-language (francophone) projects
The 4 francophone regional authorities in Alberta collaborate with the Federation of Francophone School Authorities of Alberta (FCSFA) in designing and implementing the initiatives included in the Alberta action plan.
- Northwest Francophone Education Region
- East Central Francophone Education Region
- Greater North Central Francophone Education Region
- Southern Francophone Education Region
- Fédération des conseils scolaires francophones de l’Alberta
This video provided by the Greater North Central Francophone Education Region gives an example of some of the project activities that support francophone education in Alberta (French only).
The OLEP funded activities include:
- full-time kindergarten, including the provision of necessary resources and support;
- initiatives to support the academic achievement of learners, including:
- language development in the Grade 12 Français course
- access to specialized services and support for the students
- the development of an assessment approach in order to guide teaching practices focused on concept-based learning in relation to curriculum redesign;
- mental health activities;
- promotion and advertisement in order to recruit a growing number of children entitled to francophone education;
- development of strategies to recruit teachers and French language education specialists such as speech and language therapists and psychologists;
- development of interactive learning items, in partnership with the Centre d’éducation francophone à distance (CFED) – French distance education centre, to better meet the needs of online teaching;
- professional development opportunities in French for teaching staff offered in collaboration with the Consortium provincial francophone pour le perfectionnement professionnel (CPFPP) – Francophone Provincial Consortium for Professional Development;
- cultural and leadership activities offered in partnership with:
- FJA (Francophonie jeunesse de l'Alberta – Alberta Francophone Youth Association)
- FSFA (Fédération du sport francophone de l’Alberta – Federation of Francophone Sports of Alberta)
- ACFA (Association canadienne-française de l’Alberta – French-Canadian Association of Alberta)
- the youth component of ACELF (Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française – Canadian Association of French Education) and many more.
French second-language projects
The aim of funding for French second-language projects is to increase collaboration between school authorities and ensure knowledge and resources across the province are shared and benefit as many students as possible.
Note: Alberta Education is not accepting applications for projects at this time. If you are interested in accessing OLEP project funding, contact the OLEP office at [email protected] or 780-427-2940.
Resources for educators
The following online resources were created with the help of OLEP regular project funding or additional funding.
BeAFrenchTeacher.ca - The Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education (IISLE) at Edmonton Public Schools in partnership with Canadian Parents for French Alberta and Alliance Française developed this career pathway toolkit to inform students of the importance of learning and teaching French and the skills required to be successful.
Edmonton Public Schools resource hub - The Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education (IISLE) at Edmonton Public Schools has developed a number of resources to support the teaching and learning of French as a Second Language and French Immersion. Some resources include:
- French Immersion Teacher Support Packs
- Communicative Targets for French as a Second Language
- FSL en action Video Series
Other resources - The Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC), Consortium provincial francophone (CPFPP), and the Fédération des conseils scolaires de l’Alberta (FCSFA) collaborated with teachers on the development of this hub and its linked web pages that offer teaching and learning resources and communities of practice.
Organizations
Additional OLEP funding
Provinces and territories have an opportunity each year to apply for additional funding from the federal government for complementary projects. Click on the map below to see projects that have been approved for additional funding by the federal government.
Programs and bursaries
- Pan-Canadian official languages programs (Odyssey, Explore and Destination Clic) help young people improve their language skills in English and French.
- The Individual Teacher Bursary Program helps eligible teachers get funding for French language education training and professional development.
- The Quebec Student Exchange Program pairs high school students from Alberta with students in Quebec to attend school together for 12 weeks in Alberta and 12 weeks in Quebec.
The Language Teacher Bursary Program helps eligible French and international language teachers get provincial funding to complete a language, culture or teaching development course or program. The federal government does not fund this bursary.
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Contact
Connect with the Alberta Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) office:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2940
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
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