Linguistic Security Committee of BC

WHERE

British Columbia

WHEN

From September 1st 2026 to June 30th 2027

TARGET AUDIENCE

15-25 years old

14 participants

Your contact : sarah@cjfcb.com

Linguistic Security Committee

Since its creation in 2019, the committee has been active across the province to engage with the community and raise awareness of issues relating to linguistic insecurity, and above all, its potential impact on language vitality. The committee has also given several workshops across Canada, highlighting the social and linguistic realities specific to British Columbia.

Its members are youth aged 15 to 25 who have been trained and mentored by the coordinator, with the support of experts on the subject in the community. As ambassadors for linguistic security, the committee’s mission is to create spaces for dialogue and reflection with community members. To do so, they lead awareness-raising workshops, and develop a variety of resources to support youth and strengthen their linguistic confidence.

WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES

The first workshops offered by the committee were developed by the founding members in collaboration with Dr Suzanne Robillard – Doctor in sociolinguistics. Since then, the workshop’s content has continued to evolve in response to the community’s needs, in consultation with experts in the field and with committee members.

The workshops address the needs and realities of youth growing up in French language minority communities. In order to reach the various communities that play a key role in both identity formation and the development of a sense of linguistic legitimacy, these workshops are offered to youth, student teachers, parents, and various community members. In addition, to promote accessibility and help spread their message to a wider audience, the committee develops supplementary awareness-raising resources.

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The linguistic security committee

For seven years already, the committee has represented youth perspectives and testimonials on linguistic insecurity in B.C., giving workshops to the community and providing feedback during the creation of resources to highlight their realities. This year, members will also undertake creating content for the CJFCB on the subject of linguistic (in)security, allowing more youth to be exposed to information surrounding the phenomenon.

The 2026/2027 committee has 14 members :