Designated Areas
In order for an area to obtain designation Francophones must make up at least 10% of its population, and urban centres must have at least 5000 Francophones. Previous to 2009, the definition of a Francophone in Ontario included only native French speakers. This definition was broadened by the Government of Ontario in June 2009 "to better reflect the changing face and diversity of Ontario's Francophone communities”. The new Inclusive Definition of Francophones (IDF) now includes allophones (“those whose mother tongue is neither French nor English but have particular knowledge of French as an official language and use French at home, including many recent immigrants to Ontario for whom French is the language of integration").
Read more about this topic: French Language Services Act
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