CPF Ontario is delighted to present the 2025 Concours d’art oratoire, the largest French public-speaking event for Gr. 9-12 students studying French as a Second Language (FSL) in Ontario.

The 40th annual event will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, at Glendon Campus, York University in Toronto. We are so looking forward to our next in-person event!

This is an opportunity to help integrate public speaking into a regular classroom activity and celebrate the outstanding French language arts achievements of students from across the province.

Our 40th annual Concours d’art oratoire is organized by the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association and Canadian Parents for French (Ontario). 

This annual French public-speaking event is for students from Grades 9 through 12 studying French as a Second Language in Ontario schools in the following four categories: Core, Extended, Immersion and Francophone.  Students in Grades 9 through 12 participate in the competitive Traditional or Impromptu Concours format for cash prizes and scholarships!

We are looking for volunteers for the Concours d’art oratoire in 2025. We are looking for the following volunteers: facilitators, interviewers and judges. The event will take place on May 3, 2025 at Glendon Campus à l’Université York, Toronto. For more information or to apply, please click below.