Our mission

The Institut français du Canada

The Institut français du Canada develops artistic, educational, scientific, and academic projects to strengthen ties between France and Canada. As part of a vast global network, the Institut français du Canada promotes French culture and language through a rich and diverse program of events for all audiences.

In collaboration with its public and private partners, its activities cover all areas of the visual arts, audiovisual media, cinema, digital creation, debate, literature and the French language, music, and the performing arts. Promoting the French language and Francophone cultures are at the heart of its mission.

The Institut français du Canada supports artistic creation and intercultural collaboration by offering residencies in France and Canada to creators and intellectuals from both countries in order to encourage cross-cultural research and creation. By identifying and supporting the talents of tomorrow, it aims to respond to the major challenges of today.The Institut français du Canada designs and runs programs for specific and diverse audiences, including schoolchildren, students, teachers, researchers, and professionals in the arts, culture, and education.

An action across the country

The Institut français du Canada covers the entire Canadian territory outside Quebec, with four offices located in Ottawa, Moncton, Toronto, and Vancouver, serving nine provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut). Cultural, academic, educational, scientific, technical and institutional cooperation for the province of Quebec is covered by the Consulate General of France in Quebec.

Our network

The Institut français du Canada is part of a vast global network, present in more than 140 countries which has been promoting French culture and language and defending cultural diversity on every continent for over a century.

As a French Institute ‘outside the walls’, it is located within the French Embassy in Canada, the Consulate General of France in Moncton, the Consulate General of France in Toronto and the Consulate General of France in Vancouver.

The Institut français du Canada is thus part of the vast French cultural, educational and academic network in Canada, which includes:

• the cooperation and cultural action services Canada, responsible for the nine provinces outside Quebec and the federal level;
• the cooperation and cultural action services responsible for the province of Quebec;