CYF Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

CYF’s 3rd Annual Convention
March 23rd on Zoom

1:00pm ET = Opening Ceremonies

1:15pm ET = CYF Club Meetings

  • Network with people in your school who value French

2:15pm ET = CYF Committee Meetings

  • Network with people across the country to discuss hot topics around one of our four committees (Education, Politics, Business and Health)

3:15pm ET = CYF Committee Meeting Conclusions

  • Find out what was discussed in the other committee rooms

3:45pm ET = Closing Ceremonies

4:00pm ET = Convention Concludes

CYF Committee Launch Week
March 4th - 7th on Zoom

March 4 = Political Science (5-6pm ET)

  • Québec’s decision to raise tuition rates for non-residents (Learn more).

March 5 = Education (5-6pm ET)

  • How to find, attract, and retain teachers to meet the demands of core and immersion French programs across Canada (Learn more).

March 6 = Business Administration (5-6pm ET)

  • How to participate in and develop Canada’s Francophone economy (Learn more).

March 7 = Health Sciences (5-6pm ET)

  • Providing access to francophone medical service providers in all Canadian facilities (Learn more).

PAST CYF EVENTS

Student youth smiling for non-profit Canadian Youth for French.

1st Annual Convention - In 2022, CYF brought together post-secondary students from around the country. In smaller focus groups, students were overwhelmingly in support of a national organization that exists to support post-secondary students who want to learn or maintain their French while studying in university or college.

2nd Annual Convention - In 2023, many participants from CYF’s 1st Annual Convention were amongst those who joined us to hear from various experts such as Dr Stephen Krashen, one of the world’s most-cited linguists, the Hon James Moore, former Minister of Canadian Heritage, and linguistic insecurity experts Ahdithya Visweswaran and Janie Moyen. Participants also discussed common values, beliefs and activities that they would like to see CYF and CYF clubs organize on their behalf.

We’ve created lasting connections between students and gained powerful insights to help shape the direction of our growing organization. The future is bright for CYF and post-secondary students who value French!