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Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

Promote the full recognition and use of English and French in Canadian society. This program helps fulfil the government’s commitment pursuant to section 41(1) of the Official Languages Act.

Total value
$182M
Agreements
138
Sep 2018 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$257K
Typical range
$110K–$673K
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

Applying? Odyssey — Language-Assistant Program. Taking applications? Apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada3$95.4M
Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne2$15M
Association Canadienne Des Professionnels De L'immersion (Acpi)23$8.3M
Voilà Community Help8$8.1M
Province of Ontario3$7M
Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française4$5.6M
Canadian Parents for French11$4.6M
Collège Éducacentre College4$4.1M
Fédération Des Chambres De Commerce Du Québec4$3.9M
Association Canadienne Des Professeurs De Langues Secondes Inc. (L') /Canadian Association Of Second Language Teachers Inc. (The)12$3.4M
Conseil Économique et Coopératif de la Saskatchewan4$3.4M
Province Of Manitoba Provincial Treasurer3$3.2M
Impact On2$3.1M
Gouvernement Du Nouveau-Brunswick / Government Of New Brunswick5$2.6M
Government Of Alberta - Provincial Treasurer7$2.2M
Association Francophone Des Municipalités Du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. (L')2$1.9M
Trésorier Provincial - Gouvernement De La Saskatchewan3$1.8M
Conseil de la coopération d'Ontario2$1.5M
Government Of Prince Edward Island Provincial Treasurer7$1.4M
Ministre des Finances du Québec4$1.1M
Government Of The Northwest Territories, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment3$970K
Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.2$754K
Canadian School Boards Association / L'association Canadienne Des Commissions / Conseils Scolaires1$641K
Ministry Of Finance, Province Of British Columbia1$632K
Société Pour Le Perfectionnement De L'enseignement De L'anglais Langue Seconde Au Québec2$383K
Association Quebecoise Des Enseignants De Francais Langue Seconde (A.Q.E.F.L.S.)2$293K
Français Pour L'avenir (Le) / French For The Future1$213K
Canadian Parents for French, Nova Scotia Branch1$100K
Foolish Operations Society2$93K
Societé La Cité des Rocheuses1$89K
THEMUSEUM of Ideas Transcending Objects1$75K
Éducatrices Et Éducateurs Francophones Du Manitoba1$68K
Épelle-Moi Canada1$60K
Canadian Parents for French (Newfoundland and Labrador) Inc1$53K
Acei Ontario1$48K
Government Of Newfoundland And Labrador Newfoundland Exchequer Account1$36K
Poetry In Voice / Voix De La Poésie (Les)1$28K
Institut Des Langues Officielles Et Du Bilinguisme, Université D'ottawa / Official Languages And Bilingualism Institute, University Of Ottawa1$20K
Alliance Française D'halifax-Dartmouth1$8,800

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20181$81K
201920$16M
202018$5M
202114$7M
202222$7.4M
202312$3.1M
202420$20.6M
202521$23.6M
202610$99.4M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario75$152M
Quebec13$5.7M
New Brunswick9$5.3M
Saskatchewan7$5.2M
British Columbia7$4.9M
Manitoba4$3.2M
Alberta8$2.3M
Prince Edward Island7$1.4M
Northwest Territories3$970K
Nova Scotia3$750K
Newfoundland and Labrador2$89K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations19$107M
Not stated by the department70$51.4M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities33$17.3M
Government16$6.3M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026Voilà Community Help$910,101
Apr 2026Voilà Community Help$1,268,730
Apr 2026Foolish Operations Society$62,750
Apr 2026Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada$95,213,415
Apr 2026Canadian Parents for French$190,000
Apr 2026Canadian Parents for French$670,000
Apr 2026Association Quebecoise Des Enseignants De Francais Langue Seconde (A.Q.E.F.L.S.)$160,000
Apr 2026Association Canadienne Des Professionnels De L'immersion (Acpi)$430,397
Apr 2026Association Canadienne Des Professionnels De L'immersion (Acpi)$266,980
Apr 2026Association Canadienne Des Professeurs De Langues Secondes Inc. (L') /Canadian Association Of Second Language Teachers Inc. (The)$221,500
Dec 2025Association Canadienne Des Professionnels De L'immersion (Acpi)$1,175,000
Apr 2025Société Pour Le Perfectionnement De L'enseignement De L'anglais Langue Seconde Au Québec$202,500
Apr 2025Province Of Manitoba Provincial Treasurer$2,850,500
Apr 2025Impact On$750,260
Apr 2025Impact On$2,363,524
Apr 2025Government Of Prince Edward Island Provincial Treasurer$151,609
Apr 2025Government Of Alberta - Provincial Treasurer$390,300
Apr 2025Fédération Des Chambres De Commerce Du Québec$619,780
Apr 2025Fédération Des Chambres De Commerce Du Québec$1,901,603
Apr 2025Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française$3,720,267
Apr 2025Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada$120,000
Apr 2025Conseil Économique et Coopératif de la Saskatchewan$619,780
Apr 2025Conseil Économique et Coopératif de la Saskatchewan$1,542,983
Apr 2025Collège Éducacentre College$848,120
Apr 2025Collège Éducacentre College$1,755,049