IRCC holds fourth Express Entry draw this week

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:06:11 +0000

Canada has held an Express Entry draw for the fourth day in a row this week. IRCC has held its first-ever French category-based Express Entry draw, inviting 2,300 candidates with strong French-speaking abilities. Candidates required a minimum CRS score of 439, which is the lowest CRS score of 2023. This  is the sixth round of […]

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BREAKING: IRCC holds fourth Express Entry draw this week

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:06:11 +0000

Canada has held an Express Entry draw for the fourth day in a row this week. IRCC has held its first-ever French category-based Express Entry draw, inviting 2,300 candidates with strong French-speaking abilities. Candidates required a minimum CRS score of 439, which is the lowest CRS score of 2023. This  is the sixth round of […]

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Canada passes new law to promote Francophone immigration

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:42:23 +0000

Canada has passed a new law that emphasizes the importance of the French language in Canada by prioritizing francophone immigration and minorities outside Quebec. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Bill C-13 introduces, for the first time, immigration into the Official Languages Act (OLA). The OLA is the federal statute that made English […]

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Quebec proposes making French mandatory for all economic immigration programs

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:00:10 +0000

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has proposed major changes to Quebec’s economic immigration criteria. Speaking on May 25 with the Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Frechette and the Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, Legault says the changes will ensure that nearly 100% of new economic immigrants to Quebec will know French before […]

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Canada seeking more Francophone immigrants from Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 02 May 2023 13:00:16 +0000

Canada’s federal government released its Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 in Ottawa on April 26. The new Action Plan includes $1.4 billion over five years in addition to the $2.7 billion in the previous Action Plan. This adds up to over $4.1 billion over five years. It is the largest amount ever provided by […]

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Canada welcomes high number of Francophone newcomers, meeting its Francophone Immigration Target in 2022

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:07:39 +0000

A growing number of Canadians report that French is their first official language, but the proportion that French speaking Canadians represents dropped from 2016 (22.2%) to 2022 (21.4). In 2019, IRCC announced the goal of 4.4% of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec by 2023 in the “Meeting our Objectives: Francophone Immigration Strategy” publication. Discover if You […]

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IRCC now accepting results of new TCF Canada language test


Pour lire cet article, cliquez ici.  The Government of Canada is now accepting the results of a new test as proof of language ability for French-speaking economic immigration candidates applying for permanent residence.   The Test de connaissance du français pour le Canada (TCF Canada) is administered by the French government-run Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP) to test […]

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