Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada.

The Ministers害羞草研究所� Council on the Canadian Francophonie representing francophone and Acadian communities had been meeting for two days, involving representatives of all three levels of government.

Federal Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the ministers discussed immigration, supporting the vitality of francophone communities and opportunities connected to the recently modernized Official Languages Act and the Action Plan for Official Languages.

The council says in a statement that it害羞草研究所檚 pleased the 4.4 per cent target for francophone immigration outside Quebec was achieved in 2022.

Adrian Dix, B.C.害羞草研究所檚 minister responsible for francophone affairs, says many federal-provincial-territorial meetings are often combative, but the Francophonie gathering was highly co-operative.

Next year害羞草研究所檚 ministers害羞草研究所� council is set for Halifax.

害羞草研究所淭he themes of these meetings we had this week were really themes of collaboration,害羞草研究所� Petitpas Taylor said at a news conference.

害羞草研究所淧rovinces and territories and the federal government work together with common goals and priorities to protect and promote our francophone language.害羞草研究所�

The Canadian Press

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