Minister Miller announces financial support to protect and promote French by supporting the creation and distribution of scientific information in French in all disciplines
OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ – To protect and promote Canada’s official languages, we need to support a more consistent approach to research in French. This will help train a new generation of Francophone researchers and scientists, and ensure that the issues facing Francophone communities have a central place in Canadian academia.
The Government of Canada supports the vitality of Francophone communities as well as a more dynamic and inclusive scientific ecosystem.
Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced $1 million in funding for fiscal year 2025–26 to support French-language research in Canada. The investment was made through the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028 initiative to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French. It was divided among three federal agencies responsible for administering the funding: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which receives $400,000; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which receives $350,000; and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which receives $250,000.
These agencies are responsible for administering the funding, which aims to support research in French, training for the next generation of francophone scientists, and the production and distribution of research on the Francophonie and on issues of interest to Francophone communities across the country. As the federal funding agency for health research, CIHR will administer funding to support health research in French.
SSHRC and NSERC will do the same in their respective areas of expertise: social sciences and humanities and natural sciences and engineering. For more information, please see the attached backgrounder document.
This funding is part of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028, which provides $8.5 million over five years to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French, including a targeted measure to support research in French.
With this commitment, the Government of Canada is reaffirming its support for official languages and research excellence in Canada.
Quotes
“Investing in research in French means investing in ideas and points of view that enrich all of Canada. By directly supporting the next generation of Francophone scientists, we’re helping build more diverse academic and community environments, where language is not a barrier to innovation, but an engine for the creation, collaboration and sharing of essential knowledge.”
– The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
Quick Facts
The Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration represents a total investment of $4.1 billion to protect and promote the country’s official languages. It is the largest official languages investment ever made by a Canadian government.
SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR will be responsible for launching and managing their respective processes to select the research projects receiving funding.
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Backgrounder: Government of Canada announces support for research in French
The Government of Canada has announced $1 million in total funding for 2025–26 to support French-language research in Canada. The investment is made through the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028’s initiative to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French. It is divided among three federal agencies responsible for administering the funding: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which receives $400,000; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which receives $350,000; and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which receives $250,000. These organizations are responsible for administering the funds.
List of projects that have received support from Canadian Heritage
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Candidates
Project names
Institutions
Roberta Soares
L’expérience des jeunes immigrants concernant leur inclusion au Canada après un programme d’intégration linguistique en français au Québec et dans l’Ontario francophone
University of Ottawa
Sylvain St-Onge
Voix minoritaires : Une sociographie statistique des communautés de langue officielle au Canada
Université de Moncton
Crispin Enagogo
Identification des freins à l’expansion des petites et moyennes entreprises dans les espaces francophones et acadiens de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Université Sainte-Anne
Léonel Philibert
Analyse de l’expérience de travail, de santé et de bien-être des Préposés aux Services de Soutien personnel Immigrants francophonES en Ontario (EPISSES)
Université de l’Ontario français
Lena Hübner
Résister au quotidien : quand la violence basée sur le genre et la race redéfinit l’appropriation numérique de l’actualité en milieu minoritaire francophone en Ontario
University of Ottawa
Mariette Théberge
L’enseignement de l’épistémologie en éducation aux cycles supérieurs en français au Canada
University of Ottawa
Christopher Gunter
Les tiers-lieux culturels des communautés francophones minoritaires : la division du travail, la créativité et les industries culturelles
Saint Paul University
Virginie Abat-Roy
Diversité et insertion professionnelle en enseignement : regards croisés sur les expériences et trajectoires des personnes étudiantes et enseignantes en milieux francophones minoritaires au Canada
Université de Moncton
André Villeneuve
Optimisation du tutorat par les pairs en français au collégial : caractéristiques des tuteur·ices efficaces et conditions de pairage favorables
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Hélène Boucher
Étude des jeux musicaux de cours d’école en milieu francophone minoritaire au Canada
Université du Québec à Montréal
Lucie Hotte
La littérature franco-canadienne en revues (1968-2024)
University of Ottawa
François-Olivier Dorais
Au cœur de la pratique et de l’identité disciplinaire en histoire. L’Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Mireille Tremblay
La fragmentation du français laurentien : trois types de trajectoires
Université de Montréal
Shirin Shahrokni
Not a Single Story: Impacts of Race, Gender and Geographical Provenance on the Employment Trajectories of Highly Skilled Francophone Immigrants in Ontario
York University
Linda Beddouche
(Re)penser les politiques linguistiques éducatives en contexte plurilingue: une comparaison Colombie-Britannique et Polynésie française
Simon Fraser University
Marc Valade
La capacité des Communautés francophones en situation minoritaire (CFSM) d’attirer et intégrer les personnes immigrantes d’expression française : Facteurs d’efficacité et cadre d’optimisation
Western University
Marine Bahl
Projet de recherche sur le décloisonnement de l’identité dans la littérature franco-ontarienne
York University
Catherine Dubois
Les usages professionnels des bibliothèques scolaires par les personnes enseignant le français au primaire
Université de Sherbrooke
Janick Robidoux
Les pratiques langagières de familles immigrantes après l’adoption de la Loi 96 : Une étude sociolinguistique à Gatineau.
University of Ottawa
Hanna Harper
“Perfectly Bilingual”: Ideologies in Bilingual Identity Construction in Canada
Carleton University
Claudia Dumont
Sortir de l’ombre : Une sociologie historique des femmes francophones en Alberta et des inégalités de genre au début du 20e siècle
University of Alberta
Charlotte Doucet
Atlas linguistique de l’Est du Canada (1969-1980). La linguistique au Québec dans un contexte d’affirmation disciplinaire et politique
Université du Québec à Montréal
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Candidates
Project names
Institutions
Frédéric-Georges Fontaine
Centre for Innovation and Research on Carbon Utilization in Industrial Technologies (CIRCUIT)
Université Laval
Christian Messier
Training the future leaders in urban forestry (Ufor)
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Christian Landry
Canadian training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens: EvoFunPath
Université Laval
Emilio Alarcon
INterdisciplinary Training in BIOmedical TECHnologies (INTBIOTECH)
University of Ottawa
Maia Fraser
Interdisciplinary Math and Artificial Intelligence Program (INTER-MATH-AI)
University of Ottawa
Jonathan Gaudreault
Training program for leadership in manufacturing systems science and engineering 4.0
Université Laval
Ghassan Jabbour
Training in Quantum Materials Multiscale Assembly via Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Footprint Processes (CREATE-QuantM-MALL)
University of Ottawa
Philippe Sarret
Cross-disciplinary Acuity Training Program in Intelligent and Responsible Drug Discovery
Université de Sherbrooke
Delphine Bouilly
Advanced Materials Academy (AMA)
Université de Montréal
Damase Khasa
NSERC-CREATE Canadian Training Program on Nature-based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration (NASER)
Université Laval
Carl-Éric Aubin
Boost-MedTech: Strengthening interdisciplinary, experiential and inclusive skills to better prepare tomorrow’s responsible medical technology innovators
Polytechnique Montréal
Jean-François Couture
BRIGHT CANADA: Bringing Radiobiology Innovations to Grow the Highly Trained Workforce in Canada
University of Ottawa
Nathalie Tufenkji
NSERC CREATE for training on complex MIXtures of CHEMical contaminants – MIXCHEM
McGill University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Candidates
Project names
Institutions
Mathieu Bélanger
The PARTAGE-D study: Improved practices through therapeutic appointments with supervised groups for dyslipidemia
Université de Sherbrooke
Geneviève Belleville
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from sexual assault of 2SLGBTQI+ people: Pilot study of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an adapted version of the RESILIENT online platform
Université Laval
Segnon Emmanuel Sogbossi
Effect of intensive bimanual therapy on proprioception and visuomotor control in children living with cerebral palsy
Université Laval
Associated Links
Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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