The implementation of the Federal-Provincial Program of Cooperation for Bilingualism in Education, in 1970, in Canada, has resulted in a number of myths regarding the amount and the utilization of monies available through the program. The intent of this document is to provide information about the facets of this program that impinge on the area of basic education, that is, from Early Childhood Services to the end of twelfth grade. The two basic objectives of the federal-provincial program are to provide: (1) an increased opportunity for Canadians of the majority official language group in each province to acquire a knowledge of their second language, and (2) an increased opportunity for Canadians of the minority official language group to be educated in their own language. The information in this document concerns the province of Alberta and the improvement of French language programs. The two basic sources of funding, payments and special projects, are described. (CLK)