Teachers can then fill in the names in the language desired. To encourage and up-grade Canadian content in the supplementary school curriculum, money may be provided to assist supplementary school students to become acquainted with the experience of their cultural group in Canada and their contribution to Canadian life. This is done on the basis of special projects, for example, improving school materials and teacher guides, acquiring expert curriculum advisors, purchasing materials or resources with Canadian content. As well, the then Secretary of State, the Honourable David Crombie, announced an initiative in support of the establishment of a Heritage Language Institute in Western Canada, to focus on the need for learning materials. Dr. Henry Kreisel of the University of Alberta was asked to carry out consultations with interested parties, about the creation of the Institute.
Assistance is also available for the research and promotion of heritage languages.
This includes encouraging industry and the private sector to use the skills of multilingual people. The Multiculturalism Programme commissioned the writing of the Heritage Language Teachers' Resource Guidebook, which offers lists of ethnic associations, and supplementary heritage language schools with addresses, number of teachers and students, and a description of what each school offers. In addition to the Cultural Enrichment Programme, there are other activities which encourage language maintenance. The range of these can be seen in the various catalogues of publications sponsored by the Multiculturalism Programme. Written in English, French, or a third language, they include histories of the various communities in Canada, fiction, folktales and poetry, accounts of adaptation difficulties, problems encountered by immigrant women, and resource books.