{"id":1320,"date":"2025-09-22T21:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/?page_id=1320"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:11:14","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/en\/setablir\/info-generale\/","title":{"rendered":"General information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1320\" class=\"elementor elementor-1320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1fd6 anchorTarget e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9c1fd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d5aeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7d5aeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92817e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b92817e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c02787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c02787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approximately 21% of the population is French-speaking (inclusive definition of French-speaking in Ontario) and more than 38,900 people have knowledge of French.<\/p><p>Many services are available in French, enabling French-speaking newcomers to quickly integrate into the community.<\/p><p>London has been designated a French-speaking city since 1994 and was the 23rd<sup>e<\/sup> area designated for the provision of provincial services in French. While federal services must be provided in both official languages wherever they are available, this is not always the case for provincial services.<\/p><p>With this designation, London residents can receive services in French at Service Ontario and Service Canada offices. For example, you can obtain a driver's license or birth certificate in French. If you need information about a government program, you can also request that it be provided to you in French.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c90702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c90702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-executives-interacting-with-each-other-min-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877073c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"877073c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1610415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1610415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/londonfr.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/488626079_9978862258814955_651333348242884481_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29680ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29680ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Francophone community consultation forum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb886ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb886ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc9c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc9c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Table Franco-Info is a forum that brings together organizations and institutions offering services in French in London and the surrounding counties every two months. Its mission is to strengthen community cohesion, foster partnerships, and support the development of a vibrant and engaged Francophone community.<\/p><p>Resources:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/london.ca\/immigration\/vivre-en-francais-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/london.ca\/immigration\/vivre-en-francais-london<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Info g\u00e9n\u00e9rale Environ 2% de la population sont francophones (d\u00e9finition inclusive de francophone de l\u2019Ontario) et plus de\u00a038 900 personnes ayant connaissance du fran\u00e7ais. De nombreux services sont accessibles en fran\u00e7ais et permettent aux nouveaux arrivants francophones de s&rsquo;int\u00e9grer rapidement dans la communaut\u00e9. 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