The Alliance Française of Calgary is one of nine language and cultural centres in Canada, and is part of an international network of 1075 Alliance Française in 135 countries. Since its creation in 1947, the Alliance Française of Calgary has contributed to the development of French language education and cultural events in Calgary.

Mission of the AFC

The Alliance Française of Calgary's mission is to promote the French language, the Francophone cultures and diverse intercultural exchanges through the following:

• Providing French language courses for children, adolescents, adults, individuals, groups, corporate clients and federal agents to support second language acquisitions and to contribute to multilingualism.
• Granting internationally recognized French Language Diplomas as a means to increase the recognition and value of life-long language learning.
• Hosting workshops and training for French teachers as well as extra-curricular activities for students to support the work of language teachers and administrators in Calgary.
• Establishing and maintaining a Bilingual Media Library of books and multi-media materials for children, adults, teachers and students to bring life French-language literature and to stimulate debate.
• Hosting artistic and cultural events to promote diversity and multiculturalism, including cinema, theatre, music, readings and more.

Vision of the AFC

The vision of the Alliance Française of Calgary is to create a space for exchange and dialogue between different linguistic communities to promote cultural diversity and discovery of Francophone cultures, and to support life-long language learning and multilingualism.