Funding Support under Official Languages in Education Protocol (OLEP)
Publication date: March 4, 2024Every school year, school districts are required to report on how they spent the additional funding received for French education programs. To access these reports, please send a request to: Educ.French.Education@gov.bc.ca
School district funding
2024-2025 School District French Funding Update: Negotiations for the next Official Languages in Education Protocol (OLEP)
OLEP 2019-2023 expired on March 31, 2023, and an interim bilateral agreement was signed for 2023-24. Negotiations are progressing, but have not yet resulted in the signing of a new Protocol.
The Province has received confirmation, however, that additional funds will be made available to support French Second Language Programs (including French Immersion) in the next Protocol.
2024-2025 School Year: the Province understands school districts’ needs for confirmation of funding for the forthcoming school year. The Ministry is therefore preparing a new Interim Measures Agreement for 2024-25 for core OLEP funding. Interim measures will provide school districts with the same level of French funding in 2024-2025 as in 2023-2024.
School Districts can move forward with 2024-2025 programming plans based on 2023-2024 funding levels. When the next Multi-Year Protocol is signed, the new funding parameters, including the additional funds, will be applied retroactively to the 2024-25 Interim Measures Agreement.
School District Funding Allocations for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
With support from the Government of Canada, the British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care provides additional funding to independent schools and school districts offering French education programs (e.g. Francophone, French Immersion, Intensive French and Core French programs).
The following grants are available to school districts:
- Learning Assistance Grant
- E-Learning Technologies Grant
- Learning Resources Grant
- Teacher Professional Development Grant
- Cultural Activities Grant
- Core French Grant
- French Immersion Grant
- Intensive/Enhanced Core French Grant
To learn more about each grant (purpose, criteria, funding formula, etc.), please consult the French Funding Guide (PDF).
Financial Report Templates
Contact information
For more information, please contact the French Education Branch.