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Ontario's capital is designated as bilingual according to Bill 8, the provincial law for French services. This law was voted unopposed by Queen's Park in 1986. With the help of the City of Toronto French Committee (CTFC), the City of Toronto has identified particular needs for French speaking residents and has established a list of essential services. This action has turned the City into a leader for the preservation of French culture.

The CTFC was created in 1981 and was asked to become the communication channel between Toronto and the French community in order to:

• Give a greater visibility to the French community
• Encourage French involvement in City affairs
• Defend French interests at City Hall
• Increase the quality and number of French services offered by Toronto

The CTFC is made up of:

• Thirteen (13) volunteers from the French community
• Two (2) city councilors delegated by City Hall (their mandate has been established by the City)

Help us help you!
As a representative of the community at the municipal government level, it is important for the CTFC to ensure a wide knowledge of the City's French services. Any citizen must be able to obtain those services and residents of the other municipalities must be able to obtain information about them.

This is accomplished with many tools:

• By attending one of the CTFC's meetings

The CTFC asks that all francophones:

• Keep it informed of any problem in obtaining established services
• Make any suggestion or comment which could help improve Toronto's services
• Make an official complaint any time established service is not available.