For example, although Louise Charron was the first native-born Franco-Ontarian appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada, she was preceded as a francophone judge from Ontario by Louise Arbour, a Quebecer who worked in Ontario for much of her professional career as a lawyer and judge.
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Conversely, two of the most famous rock musicians from Ontario, Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette, are Franco-Ontarian by the second definition but not by the first, since they were born to Franco-Ontarian parents but currently live outside Ontario and work primarily in English.
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Civil disobedience movement made up of Franco-Ontarian wanting to further accessibility rights for French-speakers emerged in 1975, known as C'est l'temps.
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Primary cultural organization of the Franco-Ontarian community is the Assemblee de la francophonie de l'Ontario, or AFO, which coordinates many of the community's cultural and political activities.
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Franco-Ontarian Day is celebrated on September 25, the anniversary of the first raising of the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury in 1975.
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The bill, the Franco-Ontarian Day Act, 2010, passed unanimously and received royal assent in May 2010.
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The name of the monument, and the Franco-Ontarian flag is present on the stoned wall bench that surrounds most of the square.
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Notable Franco-Ontarian writers include Lola Lemire Tostevin, Daniel Poliquin, Robert Dickson, Jean-Marc Dalpe, Francois Pare, Gaston Tremblay, Michel Bock, Doric Germain, Fernand Dorais and Hedi Bouraoui.
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Notable figures in Franco-Ontarian music include Robert Paquette, Marcel Aymar, En Bref, Chuck Labelle, Les Chaizes Muzikales, Brasse-Camarade, Swing, Konflit Dramatik, Stephane Paquette, Damien Robitaille and CANO.
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