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The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IV es Jeux de la Francophonie, (French for Francophone Games) were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events [ edit ]
The Jeux de la Francophonie are open to athletes and artists of the 55 member nations, 3 associate member nations and 12 observer nations of the Francophonie. Canada is represented by three teams: Quebec , New Brunswick (the only officially bilingual Canadian province), and a team representing the remainder of Canada.
Québec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Sonia LeBel stated that "the linguistic crises of preceding months have led to a renewed interest in Québec for francophone and Acadian communities in Canada." [15] In April 2020, the Summit was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [16] [17]
As well, ACFO lobbied against the provincial government's planned closure of Ottawa's Montfort Hospital. In 2004, the organization changed its name to L'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, partly to reflect Canadian francophones' modern shift away from identifying as French Canadian. In 2010 / 2011, their revenue was 1.4 million dollars ...
Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie (known by the acronym ACUFC for its French name, "Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne") is an association of community colleges and universities in minority francophone communities in Canada, through cooperation between its member institutions.
Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command together with the United States in 1958. [2] The country has membership in the World Trade Organization , the Five Eyes , the G7 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Ottawa, Canada Shot put: 20.18 m Tomasz Majewski Poland 10 September 2013 2013: Nice, France [4] Discus throw: 65.10 m Jason Tunks Canada July 2001 2001: Ottawa, Canada Hammer throw: 79.89 m Szymon Ziółkowski Poland July 2001 2001: Ottawa, Canada Javelin throw: 84.75 m Alexandru Novac Romania 4 August 2023 2023: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic ...
The 2027 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as Xes Jeux de la Francophonie (French for 10th Francophone Games), informally Yerevan 2027 (Erevan 2027), is a planned edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie to be held in Yerevan, Armenia in 2027. [1] [2]