New Brunswick was represented at the annual meeting of the Ministers’ Council on the Canadian Francophonie, held on June 22 and 23 in Regina. The theme of this year’s meeting was Spreading Our Roots and Standing Tall.

Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain participated for Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie, and presented the government’s priorities for New Brunswick’s francophone and Acadian community.

The ability to deal with labour shortages affecting francophone communities is an ongoing concern for the ministers, who are working on developing a better sense of unmet needs outside Quebec through a partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada and the Labour Market Information Council.

The federal government's upcoming 2023-28 action plan for official languages was also discussed. British Columbia will co-chair next year’s annual council meeting.