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About Us - The CPF East Vancouver ChapterCanadian Parents for French is a national non-profit organization. Its charitable registration number is 118835131 RR0001. CPF operates in three levels: it has a national level, provincial levels (referred to as Branches) and school district levels (referred to as Chapters). This is the web-site of the Vancouver East Chapter. CPF-Vancouver East handles local events and issues for schools in the Vancouver school district #39, the Vancouver Centre Area. When you join CPF, you join at the national level and become a member at all levels. To find out more about joining CPF see our Membership page. National LevelThe national head office of Canadian Parents for French is in Ottawa. Their web-site is www.cpf.ca. This office handles memberships, insurance issues, creates and distributes a newsletter to all members three times a year and liaises with the Federal Ministry of Canadian Heritage. They host a conference every second year in different cities for CPF members from across Canada. Ten percent (10%) of membership fees go towards operating the national office. The national office is run by a board of volunteers, an executive director and a small support staff. Provincial LevelOur provincial office is the Canadian Parents for French - BC and Yukon Branch. Their web-site is www.cpf.bc.ca. The Branch office provides chapter support, creates and distributes a newsletter to all BC & Yukon members three times a year, liaises with the British Columbia Ministry of Education, and organizes provincial-wide events such as Concours d’art Oratoire and Rencontre Francaise. Ten percent (10%) of membership fees go towards operating the provincial office. The provincial office is run by a board of volunteers, an executive director and a small support staff. District LevelThat’s us! We are the Vancouver East Chapter and we handle local events and issues for East Vancouver. Eighty percent (80%) of Vancouver East member’s CPF membership fees go towards our budget for events and activities in East Vancouver. Our chapter is run by a volunteer board of elected members who are typically parents of French Immersion students. We hold meetings twice a year for all Chapter members and there are planning meetings for those members who would like to be more active participants and help organize events for the Chapter.
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