The Government of Yukon has released its third strategic framework for French-language services. The 2023–25 roadmap will help guide the Yukon government’s actions and investments to keep current with the evolving priorities of the growing Yukon Francophone community.
The four priorities are:
- leveraging technology;
- keeping people safe;
- recruiting and supporting bilingual employees; and
- supporting a thriving Francophone community.
In the upcoming two years, the Government of Yukon will strengthen its capacity in health care and justice to provide timely French-language services. The Government of Yukon will also prioritize expanding interpretation services and supporting bilingual experts within the government to deliver high-quality French services.
This strategic framework echoes the feedback gathered from Yukoners and stakeholders regarding areas of success, potential improvements and future actions to enhance access to French-language services and information.
This new strategic framework for French-language services renews our commitment to increase access to services and information in French where it matters most to our growing Yukon Francophone community. This roadmap will build on our successes and guide our coming investments. I extend my thanks to the Government of Canada for its ongoing financial support and to the Association Franco-Yukonnaise, which plays an essential role in bridging the community’s priorities with ours.
The Association franco-yukonnaise – AFY – is pleased to see that, through this new strategic framework, the Government of Yukon is renewing its commitment to the Francophone community. We hope that the implementation of this framework will lead to significant progress towards substantive equality of Canada’s two official languages.
Renée Francoeur
Cabinet Communications
867-334-9194
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Marie-Claude Desroches-Maheux
Communications, French Language Services Directorate
867-332-6466
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