Ensuring Children Can Learn in Both Official Languages For every child who misses an opportunity to attend French immersion school, we lose a future bilingual citizen. That’s why, in our budget this spring, we took action to eliminate waiting lists and set a goal of reaching a rate of 25% bilingualism by 2036. A re-elected Liberal government will: Invest $120 million to ensure that federal funding is sustainable and directed towards improving access to French immersion and French second-language programs across the country. Share