The Francophone Catholic school boards in Ontario are creating more opportunities for its students. The eight boards have signed education agreements with Catholic education institutions in Belgium to foster better cultural understandings for students in Ontario and Belgium and also create an exchange program for international studies. Among the boards are Nouvel-Ontario which takes in the Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury Districts. The Franco Nord board with schools in West Nipissing, North Bay and Mattawa has also signed on. The primary goal is to widen French language education.