8:00 a.m.: Welcome and Registration

8:30 a.m.: Opening RemarksMaster of Ceremonies: Gisèle Quenneville, TFO

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Francophone Immigration in Canada: Historical OverviewThis session will map out the recent evolution of immigration within Canada’s Francophone and Acadian communities. This historical overview will examine major shifts as well as key issues and progress that have shaped Francophone immigration over the years. What conclusions can be drawn and how can lessons learned be applied in today’s context? Speaker: Yves Frenette, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Migrations, transferts et communautés francophones, Université de Saint-Boniface

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Break

Conference Agenda This year marks the 10th annual Journée de ré�exion sur l’immigration francophone. Ten days and 10 years later, where do we stand? What progress have we made? What lessons have we learned? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead? The 10th Journée will provide an oppor-tunity for conference presenters and participants to look back on Francophone immigration over the past decade and to identify future courses of action for communities, research and public policy strategies.

Westin Harbour Castle Hotel1 Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario

Regatta Room

March 2, 2016

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. : The Provinces and Territories in Focus: Practices, Collaborations and ImpactsProvincial and territorial governments are key players in Francophone immigration whose role evolves in relation to ties with communities and other levels of governments. The purpose of this session is to present provincial and territorial practices and examine the impacts of these initiatives. Chair: Stephanie Shatilla, Provincial/Territorial Secretariat – Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration

Panelists: • Alain Dobi, Réseau de soutien à l’immigration francophone

du Centre-Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario and Ontario’s Group of Experts on Francophone Immigration

• Jennifer Gray, Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade, Government of Ontario

• Marie-Josée Groulx, Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Government of New Brunswick

• Mireille Paquet, Concordia University• Cynthia Ralickas, Strategic Policy and Planning, IRCC

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Communities and Immigration Challenges: Do We Have What We Need to Achieve Results?The capacity of Francophone and Acadian communities in terms of promotion, recruitment, settlement, integration and retention are central to the success of Francophone immigration as a societal project. This session will examine the development of capacity over the last decade, enabling factors and capacity building.Chair: Jacinthe Lemire, Coopérative d’intégration francophone and Réseau en integration francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Panelists:• Aude-Claire Fourot, Simon Fraser University• Léonie Tchatat, La Passerelle-I.D.É.• Jean Viel, Integration/FCRO, IRCC

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: WorkshopsDuring these interactive sessions, participants will have the opportunity to discuss topics relating to current issues, services to newcomers and needs of speci�c clients or client groups. Experts in each topic or �eld will make a brief opening statement and facilitate group discussions on the current situation, lessons learned and future courses of action.

• Welcoming Refugees • Intraregional Cooperation• International Students• Language Training• Economic Integration and Employer Engagement• Integration and Inclusion at School• Visibility of Communities Abroad

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. : Imagining 2026: Tracing the Outline of the Next 10 YearsDuring this session, speakers representing communities, governments and the research community will be asked to share their thoughts and future vision of Francophone immigration. Where do we want to be in 10 years and what conditions and actions could get us collectively to make our goals a reality?

Panelists:• Chedly Belkhodja, Concordia University• Sylviane Lanthier, Fédération des communautés

francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada• A third panelist will be announced on site

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: Sharing of Best Practices

The Journée de réflexion sur l’immigration francophone has been made possible for the past 10 years through the collaboration and annual financial support of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The FCFA would also like to give its heartfelt thanks to all the members of the organizing committee for their help in developing the conference agenda and identifying speakers for the Journée de réflexion sur l’immigration francophone 2016.