New immigration program to attract francophone applicants outside Quebec

On March 17, 2016 federal government announced a new immigration program to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada and encouraging them to settle in communities outside of Quebec that will launch on the first day of June.

Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum said “we’re going to encourage skilled francophone workers to come to Canada and settle in communities outside of Quebec, and we’re going to encourage them to apply for permanent residence if they would like to stay.”

Starting June 1, 2016, Francophone stream will exempt employers from the Labour Market Impact Assessment process when they hire francophone workers in managerial, professional and technical/skilled trades occupations from abroad to work in francophone minority communities outside of Quebec.

He added “We want to see these communities flourish across Canada and immigration is strategic to preserving their vitality and prosperity.” The goal is to have francophone newcomers make up at least 4% of all economic immigrants settling outside of Quebec by 2018.

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