HISTORY
1945
Due to the need for unity, the francophone community founded a provincial organization named the French-Canadian Federation of British Columbia (Fédération canadienne-français of British Columbia), today known as the Francophone Federation of British Columbia (Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique).
1955
The scouting movement is founded in Maillardville.
1968
The adoption of the Official Languages Act.
1982
The adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
1989
The creation of the Conseil jeunesse franco-colombien which will become, a few years later, the Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.
1992
The organization of the first of British Columbia’s Francophone Games.
1996
The Conseil jeunesse withdraws its status as a member of the Francophone Federation of British Columbia.
1997
The Supreme Court of British Columbia orders all provincial legislators to amend the School Act to acknowledge the particular rights provided for in Act 23. The Conseil scolaire francophone now has jurisdiction over the entirety of the British-Columbian territory.
2003
The Conseil jeunesse becomes again a member of the Francophone Federation of British Columbia.
2007
A guardianship agreement is signed between the Conseil jeunesse, the Canadian Heritage and the Francophone Federation of British Columbia to reform the financial structure of the Conseil jeunesse.
2012
The guardianship agreement is removed and the Conseil jeunesse regains their full status of “By and for youth”.
2015
The creation of the SAGA, a youth community event of the CJFCB, to create closer ties between youth and their community and to reinforce the community implication in British Columbia.
2019
The Conseil jeunesse celebrates its 30 years of existence surrounded by its board members, employees, partners, volunteers, former members and various stakeholders of the community.