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Whi l eCanadai sabi l i ngual c ount r y ,i thass eenadec l i nei ni t spopul at i onofFr enc hs peak i ngpeopl ei nr ec ent y ear s .Thi si spar t i c ul ar l yapr obl em out s i deQuebec .Si nc eQuebeci st heonl yCanadi anpr ov i nc et hathas Fr enc hast heonl yof f i c i al l anguage,i ti st hemos tat t r ac t i v eopt i onf orCanadi anFr enc hs peak er s . I t ’ st her ef or enots ur pr i s i ngt hatar ound80% ofQuebecr es i dent ss peakFr enc hasaf i r s tl anguage.T oenc our ageFr enc hs peak er st os pr eadev enl yac r os st hec ount r y ,t heCanadi angov er nmenthasputi npl ac ec er t ai n meas ur es . I nf ac t ,i n2018,i tt ar get edt os et t l e4. 4% ofFr enc hs peak i ngi mmi gr ant sout s i deQuebecby2023.I thasev en al l oc at edex t r af undst ohel pi nt hes et t l ementofnewFr enc hs peak i ngi mmi gr ant s .
Howt oI mmi gr at et oCanadaasaFr enchspeaker AsaFr enc hs peak er ,t her ear es ev er al way sy ouc anappl yt oi mmi gr at et oCanada.Thes ei nc l ude:
Mobi l i t e’ Fr ancophone Launc hedi n2016, Mobi l i t e’ Fr anc ophonei sawor kper mi t s ubc at egor yundert heI nt er nat i onal Mobi l i t yPr ogr am. Thi sopt i onmak esi t eas i erf orCanadi anempl oy er sout s i deQuebect ohi r eFr enc hs peak i ngi mmi gr ant s . I t does t hi sbyr emov i ngt her equi r ementf orempl oy er st odoaLaborMar k etI mpac t As s es s ment( LMI A)bef or ehi r i ng i mmi gr ant s . Ass uc h,t heydon’ thav et ogot hr ought het r oubl eofdemons t r at i ngt hatt her ear en’ tanyCanadi ansav ai l abl e t of i l lt hepos i t i on.Al s o,t hehi r i ngpr oc es si sf as t ert hanus ual .Theonl yel i gi bi l i t yc r i t er i at heempl oy er shav e ar et hat : Thes i t eofempl oy mentmus tbel oc at edout s i deQuebec Thej obof f ermus tbeatNat i onal Oc c upat i onCl as s i f i c at i on( NOC)l ev el A,0,orB
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I nt er nat i onalExper i enc eCanada Thi si sapr ogr am t hatal l owsy oungf or ei gner st ot r av el t oandwor ki nCanada.Thepr ogr am has3s t r eams : Wor k i nghol i day–t hi sc l os edwor kper mi tdoes n’ tr equi r ey out ohav eaj obof f er .Si nc ei tdoesnotr equi r e y out owor kf oroneempl oy erorwor ki nonel oc at i on,t hi si sagr eatopt i onf ort hos ewhowantt oear ns ome moneyast heyt r av el I nt er nat i onal Coop( I EC)–t hi si sani nt er ns hi ppr ogr am f ors t udent st hat f or mspar t of t hei rac ademi cr equi r ement s .I ti sus ual l yt i edt ooneempl oy er YoungPr of es s i onal s–t hi si sawor kper mi tt hat ’ sus ual l yt i edt oaj obof f eri nt heappl i c ant ’ sf i el dofwor k
Expr essEnt r y RunbyI mmi gr at i on,Ref ugees ,andCi t i z ens hi p( I RCC) ,t heEx pr es sEnt r ypr ogr am awar dspoi nt sf orhi gh pr of i c i enc yi nFr enc h.What ’ smor e? Candi dat eswhoar epr of i c i enti nbot hEngl i s handFr enc hgetmor e poi nt s .Fori ns t anc e,appl i c ant swhohav eaCanadi anLanguageBenc hmar k( CLB)ofl ev el 5i nEngl i s hand l ev el 7i nFr enc hgetanex t r a15poi nt s .
Pr ovi nci alNomi neePr ogr am ( PNP) Thr ough t he Pr ov i nc i alNomi nee Pr ogr am,Canadi an pr ov i nc es manage t hei rown uni que i mmi gr at i on pr ogr ams .Somehav edes i gneds t r eamst or ec r ui tFr enc hs peak i ngi mmi gr ant s .Someev engoasf aras hel pi ngt hei mmi gr ant si nt egr at ei nt ot hel oc alFr anc ophonec ommuni t i es .Pr ov i nc est hathav es t r eams des i gnedf orFr enc hs peak er si nc l ude: Ont ar i o–t hi spr ov i nc e’ sI mmi gr antNomi neePr ogr am hasas t r eam c al l edOnt ar i oFr enc hs peak i ngSk i l l ed Wor k erSt r eam.I thel psFr enc hs peak i ngs k i l l edEx pr es sEnt r yc andi dat est ol i v eandwor ki nt hepr ov i nc e per manent l y Nov aSc ot i a–t hi spr ov i nc e’ sPr ov i nc i al Nomi neePr ogr am hasaLaborMar k etPr i or i t i esSt r eam t hatus ual l y i nv i t esFr enc hs peak i ngEx pr es sEnt r yc andi dat est oappl y Ul t i mat el y ,manyPr ov i nc i al Nomi nat i onPr ogr amsc ons i derFr enc hj us tasi mpor t antasEngl i s h.
Rur alandNor t her nI mmi gr at i on Thr ought hi spi l otpr ogr am,t heCanadi angov er nmenti st r y i ngt oenc our agei mmi gr ant st omov et ot her ur al andr emot epar t sof Br i t i s hCol umbi a, Mani t oba, Al ber t a, Ont ar i o, andSas k at c hewan. Byf art hemos t i nt er es t i ngt hi ngaboutt hi spi l oti st hati tal l owsc ommuni t ymember st odi r ec t l ys uppor tt hei mmi gr at i onofas k i l l ed wor k er . Duet ot hi s ,I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugees ,andCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC)andt heCanadi anGov er nmenthav e beenenc our agi ngFr anc ophonec ommuni t i est opar t i c i pat e.Oneoft hek eyway st hatt heI RCC wi l las s es s par t i c i pant si sbyl ook i ngatanyFr enc hl anguages er v i c est hatt hec ommuni t ywi l l av ai l t ot heFr enc hs peak i ngi mmi gr ant s .
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