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Canada has relaxed the rules for awarding temporary visas to skilled French-speaking workers outside of Quebec.<\/p>\nCanada has relaxed the rules for awarding temporary visas to skilled French-speaking workers outside of Quebec.<\/p>\n
From June 1st<\/sup>, any company wishing to hire skilled French-speaking workers in minority Francophone communities will not need a\u00a0Labour Market Impact Assessment<\/a>\u00a0(LMIA).<\/p>\n The LMIA is designed to confirm whether Canadians are available to fill a vacancy before it can be offered to an immigrant.<\/p>\n The initiative, called Mobilit\u00e9 Francophone, creates a new temporary work permit stream under the International Mobility Program.<\/p>\n Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it consulted extensively with communities across the country before creating and launching the new policy.<\/p>\n \u201cImmigration, both temporary and permanent, has a role to play in supporting vital, vibrant Francophone minority communities anywhere across Canada,\u201d said Immigration Minister John McCallum.<\/p>\n \u201cMobilit\u00e9 Francophone benefits the employers, the newcomers and the minority communities and it enhances our diverse nation.\u201d<\/p>\n McCallum hopes the immigrants who come in on the temporary permit are able to gain Canadian work experience with a view to becoming permanent residents under the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re going to encourage skilled francophone workers to come to Canada and settle in communities outside of Quebec, and we\u2019re going to encourage them to apply for permanent residence if they would like to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe implementation of Mobilit\u00e9 Francophone is very good news, since the specific objective is to increase the number of French-speaking immigrants settling in our communities,\u201d said Sylviane Lanthier, president of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Communaut\u00e9s Francophones et Acadienne (FCFA).<\/p>\n The goal of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is to have francophone newcomers make up at least 4 per cent of all economic immigrants settling outside of Quebec by 2018. The overall target for francophone immigration outside Quebec is 4.4 per cent by 2023.<\/p>\n Interested employers:\u00a0<\/strong>Kindly\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n Interested candidates:<\/strong>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n Recent News Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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