The French for the Future Local Forums are one-day events, which will take place yearly. Participating high school students have the opportunity to hear from bilingual professionals in a variety of fields, who conduct workshops on how they have found enrichment in their careers and in their personal lives as a result of their abilities in both official languages. The Local Forum takes place entirely in French and allows students to network with each other and with the bilingual professionals they meet on the day.

Click here to see photos from the 2008 LAFs.

French for the Future / Le français pour l'avenir would like to express its gratitude for the generous financial support to all contributors, on both the national and local levels, and for all the hard work that has made the Local Annual Forums such a success each year.

In 2008, French for the Future / Le français pour l'avenir is proud to have worked with its local coordinators. These individuals lent their wealth of skills, and those of the Local Committees, to a day rich with cultural activities and discussions to promote the benefits of bilingualism across Canada.

(click on city name to view Local Forum Program)

Whitehorse - Charles Laberge

Vancouver - Camilla Ross

Calgary - Lise May

Saskatoon - Joanne Perreault

Winnipeg - Daniel St. Vincent

London - Marnie McGarry

Toronto - Eva Krangle

Ottawa - Jennifer Feschuk

Montreal - Alyssa Kuzmarov

Fredericton - Louisel Pelletier-Robichaud

* Moncton - Jean-Marc Arseneau

Charlottetown - Rita Jackson

Halifax - Ronald Bourgeois

Sudbury - Patrick Timoney

* Indicates a city that participated for the first time in 2008.