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April 5, 2018 – Canada is to spend $40.8 million over five years on increasing francophone immigration outside Quebec, the federal government has announced<\/p>\nApril 5, 2018 – Canada is to spend $40.8 million over five years on increasing francophone immigration outside Quebec, the federal government has announced<\/p>\n
Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberals are aiming for a 4.4 per cent boost in the number of French-speaking immigrants by 2023.<\/p>\n
The announcement was made as part of the federal government\u2019s official languages plan, which will see a total of $500 million spent on services for minority language communities across Canada.<\/p>\n
Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n Canada Targets Progress On Francophone Immigration Outside Quebec<\/a> Details of the immigration component are to be announced in due course, with the majority of the rest of the money to be spent promoting English or French where either language is the minority. It will be added to $2.2 billion in spending already allocated to community groups in these areas.<\/p>\n Canada recently announced a new plan for increasing francophone immigration.<\/p>\n A recent meeting chaired by federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and his Ontario counterpart Laura Albanese saw a list of commitments published, agreed by federal, provincial and territorial representatives.<\/p>\n The Action Plan supports the following outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n Francophone immigration numbers fell far short of the Canadian federal government\u2019s ambitious target in 2016.<\/p>\n Just 4,400 French-speaking immigrants, or 1.8 per cent of total, settled outside Quebec in 2016, despite several policies aimed at increasing the numbers.<\/p>\n As of June 1, 2016, the federal government launched a specific stream for francophone temporary workers under the\u00a0International Mobility Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n It means that all French-speaking skilled workers can get a Canada work permit without the need for a\u00a0Labour Market Impact Assessment<\/a>(LMIA).<\/p>\n The aim is that francophones will be able to get the Canadian experience they need to qualify for permanent residence under one of the economic immigration programs.<\/p>\n
\nNew Canada Express Entry Changes Take Effect On June 6, 2017<\/a>
\nFrench Language Spot Checks For Some Quebec Immigrants<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nFPT Action Plan for Increasing Francophone Immigration Outside of Quebec<\/h3>\n
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