Mobi l i t éFr ancophone
TheMobi l i t éFr ancophone:Br i ngi ngFr encht oWest er nCanada Thi nkof Fr enc hs peak i ngCanadaandy ourf i r s t t hought pr obabl ygoest oQuebec . Ast hec ount r y ’ sonl ypr ov i nc e wher eFr enc hi st heof f i c i al l anguage, t hat ’ sanat ur al r es pons e. Andwhi l et her ear eFr enc hs peak er st hr oughout t hec ount r y , Quebeci st hebeat i nghear t of t hel anguageandr es ul t i ngc ommuni t yi nCanada. Yet , des pi t ei t ss i z e, i t sl oc at i onc onf i nesmos t of t heFr enc hc ent r i cbus i nes sandc ommuni t yt ot heeas t c oas t . Howev er , c hangei son t hehor i z on, ast hel aunc hof t heGov er nment of Canada’ sat t empt t oi mmi gr at et heFr enc hl anguagewes t ac r os s t hec ount r y . Begi nni ngi n2016, t heMobi l i t éFr anc ophonepr ogr amwasi ni t i at edbyt hegov er nment i nor dert ohel ps pr eadt he us eoft heFr enc hl anguageandf r anc ophonec ul t ur eac r os st hec ount r yt ot hewes tc oas tofCanadaandbui l d upmi nor i t yf r anc ophonec ommuni t i esout s i deof Quebec . Thedet ai l sof t hepr ogr am meant hat Fr enc hs peak i ng f or ei gner sar eabl et omov et oFr enc hs peak i ngc ommuni t i esandi nt egr at et hei rl anguageandc ul t ur edi nt ot hew c ommuni t yf ur t her . Asar es ul t ,t hi shel pst os pr eadt hec ommonal i t yofFr enc hasaday t odayl anguageofs oc i ali nt er ac t i onand c ommer c i al i s m bey ondt hel i mi t sofQuebec .Howev er ,unl i k emanyot herCanadi anGov er nment als c hemes t oenc our agemov ementofpeopl e,t heMobi l i t éf r anc ophonedoesnotal l ow appl i c ant st or emai ni nCanada per manent l y ,r at hert heyc anonl ys t ayf oraf i ni t eamountoft i me,whi c hi sdependentont hel oc at i onandr ol e t hatt heyar eappl y i ngt oorappoi nt edf or .
I mmi gr at et oCanadawi t ht heMobi l i t éFr ancophonePr ogr am I nor dert oj oi nt hepr ogr am,anappl i c antmus tpr ov et hatt heyc ans peakFr enc hf l uent l yandt hatt heyar eus i ng i ti nev er y dayl i f e,ev ent hought her ol est heymaybeappl y i ngf ordonotnec es s ar i l yr equi r eaf r anc ophonet of i l l t hepos i t i onorwoul dnotor di nar i l yi fof f er edout s i deoft hes c heme.
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Fr enc hl anguagepr of i c i enc yc anbepr ov enbyei t hert ak i ngoneof t het wogov er nment appr ov edFr enc ht es t s , orbypr ov i di ngdoc ument ss uc hass c hool r epor t sordi pl omas–pr ooft hatt heappl i c anthasl i v edi naFr enc h s peak i ngc ount r yf oras ubs t ant i al per i odoft i me. Equal l y ,t hec ompani est ak i ngpar ti nt hes c hememus tens ur et hatt hej obst heyar eof f er i ngappl i c ant s hav ewhati sk nownasaNat i onalOc c upat i onCl as s i f i c at i onc odeofei t her0,A,orB.NOC c ode0j obsar e t hos et hatar eex ec ut i v eormanager i all ev elempl oy ees ,NOC c odeAi sf orpr of es s i onaloc c upat i onss uc h asdoc t or s ,l awy er sort eac her s ,andNOC c odeBi nc l udest r adeort ec hni c aloc c upat i ons ,oroc c upat i ons t hatr equi r eatl eas tas mal ll ev elofpos t s ec ondar yeduc at i onort r ai ni ng.Howev er ,t hegov er nmentdoes pr ov i deal i s tofoc c upat i onsi tc ons i der st ool ow s k i l l edt obepar toft heMobi l i t éFr anc ophonepr ogr am,as notev ert r adeort ec hni c al j obmeet st henec es s ar yi nc l us i onr equi r ement s .
Benef i t sofMobi l i t éFr ancophone Thebenef i t sofs uc has c hememeant hatt hes pr eadofFr enc handf r anc ophonei nf l uenc ewoul dex t endout war dsbey ondt hel i mi t sofQuebecandac r os st hec ount r y ,s ot hatmanymor epeopl ewoul dbeenc our aged t os peakFr enc hgener al l yandt ak eani nt er es ti nCanadi anFr enc hc ul t ur e,aswel l asc ont r i but i ngt oi t . I ti sal s obenef i c i alf ort hos eFr enc hs peak swhohav eani nt er es ti ns t ay i ngf i ni t el yi nCanadaout s i deoft he Quebecr egi onandwi s ht os eemor eoft hec ount r yt hant hepr ov i nc epr ov i des .TheMobi l i t éFr anc ophone c anal s obeagat ewayi nt oobt ai ni ngper manent Canadi anc i t i z ens hi pf ort hos ewhoar ei nt er es t ed, asany one appl y i ngwi l l al r eadybei nahi ghl yqual i f i edr ol eal r eadywi t hi nt heCanadi anwor k f or c eandhav eac c es st ot he Ex pr es sEnt r yi mmi gr at i onpr ogr amt hat t heGov er nment r unst oex pedi t es k i l l edwor k er swi s hi ngt oi mmi gr at e.
Mobi l i t éFr ancophoneExpr essEnt r y Thos ewhoar ebi l i ngualFr enc handEngl i s hs peak er sof t enhav eani nc r eas edc hanc eofs uc c es si nt he Ex pr es sEnt r ypr ogr am t hant hos ewhoar emonol i ngual i nei t herl anguage.Bi l i ngual i s mi sahi ghl ydes i r abl e andv al ueds k i l l ,es pec i al l yi nCanadawher ebot hl anguagesar epar toft henat i onal i dent i t yanddai l yc i t i z en l i f e, andbot hFr enc handEngl i s hpr of i c i enc ypr ov i deahi ghernumberof poi nt swhi c har eawar dedt oi ndi v i dual appl i c ant saspar toft heEx pr es sEnt r yv et t i ngands el ec t i onpr oc es s . Bi l i ngual s k i l l sar eal s ohi ghl yv al uedaspar t of t hePr ov i nc i al Nomi neePr ogr amswhi c har eanal t er nat i v eway ofper manent l yi mmi gr at i ng,wher eat er r i t or yorpr ov i nc ec anputf or war danappl i c antwhowi s hest ol i v eand wor ki nt hatpr ov i nc et ot hegov er nmentass omeone,t heybel i ev ewi l l benef i tt hec ommuni t yi fal l owedt ogai n per manentCanadi anr es i denc y .
Howt oAppl yf orMobi l i t éFr ancophone Howev er ,ont heot herhand,t heappl i c at i onpr oc es sf ort heMobi l i t éFr anc ophonei snots t r ai ght f or war d,t he c r i t er i aar ehi gh,andt hej obex per i enc eoreduc at i onl ev el i sal s ohi ght oqual i f yasanappl i c ant ,aspr ev i ous l y s t at ed. Thi sc anl i mi t t hepool of c andi dat esf ur t her , andt heFr enc hf l uenc yr equi r ement , r egar dl es sof whet her t hedes i r edj obr ol eneedsi tmayputof fs omepeopl ewhoar ebot hFr enc handEngl i s hs peak i ng,ast heymay s eei tasr edundantt ohav ebi l i ngualf l uenc y ,orpar t i alf l uenc y ,unl es sFr enc hi st her egul arl anguagewhi c h t heys peakwi t hi nt hei rownhomes . Manyoft hewor k pl ac esi nWes t er nCanadat hatus et hes c heme,donotus eFr enc hatal laspar toft hei r wor k i ngenv i r onmentHav i ngs ai dt hat ,t heoppos i t ec oul dal s obec ons i der edt obet r uef ort hos ei nQuebec ast ot heneedt os peakEngl i s h. Ov er al l ,t hes t r at egyoft heMobi l i t éFr anc ophonei spos i t i v e,andagoodi deat oens ur et hatt heFr enc hi nf l uenc ei nCanadadoesnots t opatt hebor der sofQuebec .Al t hought her ec anbes omei s s uesi nt hepr oc es s ofappl y i ngandac hi ev i ngapos i t i on,ul t i mat el yt hes c hemei spos i t i v ef ort hel anguage,t hei ndi v i dual andt he c ommuni t i est hatar euni t edasar es ul t .TheMobi l i t éFr anc ophonepr ogr am ai mst ok eepCanadi anFr enc h al i v e,r ec r ui t i ngnew,habi t ual Fr enc hs peak er st oCanadat owor kandhel pc r eat eandr eaf f i r mc ommuni t i es out s i deofQuebecwher eFr enc hi st hepr i mar yl anguages pok en.Thes ec ommuni t i es ,whi l es mal l ert han c i t i ess uc hadMont r ealhav ebeendev el opi ngal lac r os sCanada,hel pi ngt opr es er v el anguageandc r eat e awhol enewc ul t ur eoft hei rown.
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