{"id":3110,"date":"2023-12-05T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/?page_id=3110"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:59:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa is part of a wide international network created in 1883 whose missions are to promote French language and Francophone cultures around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Found in 134 countries, the Alliances Fran\u00e7aises are non-profit organisations founded locally. As such, the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa is a Canadian association founded in 1905.<\/p>\n<p>There are 9 other Alliances Fran\u00e7aises around Canada: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afhalifax.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Halifax<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u> <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afmoncton.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moncton<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmanitoba.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Manitoba<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u> <a href=\"http:\/\/af.ca\/edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Edmonton<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcalgary.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u> <a href=\"http:\/\/afvictoria.ca\/welcome-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Victoria<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmontreal.ca\/#\/\">Montr\u00e9al<\/a>. Their coordination is provided by the delegation of the <em>Foundation Alliance Fran\u00e7aise<\/em> in Canada, located in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3277 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/afo_photo-batiment-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e2timent principal\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/afo_photo-batiment-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/afo_photo-batiment-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Our missions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa offers the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/french-courses\/\"><u>Language center<\/u><\/a>: Classes for individuals, companies, diplomats, government employees. Group classes, individual training at our location or on site, online tutoring, grammar and conversation workshops<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/official-french-tests-exams\/\"><u>Exam center <\/u><\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/tests_et_examens\/tef-canada\/\">TEF<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/official-french-tests-exams\/\">TCF<\/a> (all options), <a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/tests_et_examens\/delf-dalf\/\">DELF\/DALF<\/a>, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/culture\/\"><u>Cultural activities<\/u><\/a>: The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa organises about 40 events a year (cineclub, concerts, plays, conferences, exhibitions, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/culture\/library\/\"><u>A multimedia library<\/u><\/a>: The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa offers the public a resource center in French and about France. DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, learning material<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/culture\/culturetheque\/\"><u>Cultureth\u00e8que<\/u><\/a>: The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa offers a one-year access to its own online library Cultureth\u00e8que. Press, books, comics, magazines, learning material, video games, for all levels and ages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why take classes with us? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Learning French at the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa means to benefit from <strong>high quality teaching<\/strong> delivered by <strong>carefully selected and trained teachers<\/strong>. We follow the European framework for Languages, also called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/common-european-framework-reference-languages\/level-descriptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>CEFR<\/u><\/a>, adopted by the <strong>European commission<\/strong> but also everywhere in the world. Your progression is therefore supervised, following official and recognised norms.<\/p>\n<p>Our teaching methods have been proved for decades, we train learners according to their needs and are <strong>open to new teaching methods as well as IT innovations in the teaching field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We are especially attentive to <strong>accompany all students in their learning process<\/strong>. Our teachers closely follow each and every learner, regularly evaluate their level, and advise them on a daily basis. <strong>The learning is individualised<\/strong>, may that be for private tuition, semi-private, groups (max 12 students): we stay on your side during the entire session.<\/p>\n<p>And as a registered charitable organization, Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa does not charge taxes on its services. Contributions and donations may also be eligible for<strong> tax deductions<\/strong> in accordance with applicable regulations<\/p>\n<p>No matter your reasons for visiting Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa, we will have a solution for you that will be thought through and will bring you satisfaction. Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa has the right option for you, whether you are a private sector or a government employee, or simply a francophile.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key figures:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 120 years in Ottawa<\/li>\n<li>Around 30 French Second Language teachers<\/li>\n<li>More than 2000 students a year<\/li>\n<li>More than 4000 candidates to tests recognised by the French or Canadian government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa is part of a wide international network created in 1883 whose missions are to promote French language and Francophone cultures around the world. 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