Defend, strengthen and promote the use of French around the world, including in the digital sphere and within international organizations.

What success looks like

Greater visibility of French around the world and increased presence of French language content in the digital sphere.

Government's narrative on progress

In Fall 2018, during the Francophonie Summit, the Government of Canada expressed its intentions to support the creation of a Francophone digital platform in order to promote the vitality of the French language and culture and protect its presence in the digital sphere. This desire was confirmed by an investment of $14.6 million dollars over 5 years beginning in 2019-20 to support the creation, development and launch of a Francophone digital platform with TV5MONDE public broadcasters.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.