Canada is supporting seven organizations across the country providing training services for French-speaking newcomers choosing to settle in a Francophone minority community.
Newcomers will receive training that improves their skills in one language while taking more intensive training in the other, depending on their needs.
Organizations will launch projects that offer a mix of in-person and online language training that is flexible and accessible
They will also develop resources that enhance program delivery to promote the Francophone Integration Pathway and Francophone minority communities.
Up to $7.6 million will be provided towards these projects over 4 years.
“Francophones across the country want to attract French-speaking newcomers to make those communities their forever home. With these projects, we will help newcomers feel welcome and thrive in our Francophone minority communities, and become active members in our diverse communities,” says Matt DeCourcey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada is committed to promoting official languages across the country to attract the skilled newcomers needed to fill labour shortages, while supporting and creating middle-class jobs.
