Quebec-Yukon Intergovernmental
Cooperation Program
The Intergovernmental Cooperation Program is a product of the Agreement for Cooperation and Exchange with respect to the Canadian Francophonie signed on March 31, 2016, by the Quebec and Yukon governments.
Our respective governments have each committed to investing $25,000 annually over five years, a total of $250,000, to foster partnerships and exchanges between Francophones in Quebec and the Yukon.
Projects funded
Funding awarded 2019-2020
Symposium providing tools for early childhood workers and parents $15,000 Community forum on issues related to aging in French in Yukon and development of a strategy and action plan to address those issues $10,000 Series of “house” solo and duo concerts by emerging Francophone artists from Quebec $9,000 Creation and broadcast of radio and online audio clips of articles from L’Aurore boréale, Yukon’s French-language newspaper $9,000 2019–2020 Quebec cinema tour in Yukon for the general public and school students $12,000
2018-2019 Study and needs assessment of the Francophone community’s personal and professional development $12,000 Adaptation of the De fils en histoire [stitching in time] exhibit for presentations at schools $12,000 Showings of Intimités francophones documentary, with artist and filmmaker Anne-Céline Genevois in attendance $2,400 Colloquium on mental health in Yukon $13,800 Dance workshops for students and the public, inspired by the words of Caravane des dix mots $9,800
2017-2018
Three-day symposium on early childhood, including a performance for the general public by Quebec comedian Émilie Ouellette $16,400 New branding for L’Aurore boréale (serving the French-speaking community), tailored to the newspaper’s various digital formats $12,950 Mentoring opportunities for artists taking part in the 5th edition of the Onde de choc multidisciplinary show $ 10,000 Artist-in-residence event (oral traditions), with closing performance for the general public $7,000 Exploratory trip for virtual twinning of Yukon and Quebec students to write stories together using Jacques Prévert’s game-of- $3,590 consequences (“Exquisite Corpse”) method “Interactive doorways” (additional special project): Live hook-up between Whitehorse and 11 other Canadian cities during the Constellation $16,000 francophone/Solstice Saint-Jean event
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: French Language Services Directorate | 867-667-8260
Funding awarded 2016-2017 Business development internship at L’Aurore boréale $10,460 Free show by Sarah Toussain Léveillé marking the 10th annual Journée de la francophonie yukonnaise $8,250 Professional development for two early childhood workers during a trip to Quebec $8,000 10-day artist-in-residence event (cultural mediation) with Patsy Van Roost, popularly known as La fée du Mile End $7,250 Multidisciplinary performance at the Yukon Arts Centre honouring the stories and achievements of Franco-Yukon women $7,000 Production of audiovisual reports on the vitality of Yukon Francophones, in cooperation with a Web magazine on France-Quebec news $5,000 Exploratory trip to Quebec to establish a partnership for a support phone line in French in Yukon $4,890
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: French Language Services Directorate | 867-667-8260