Francophone immigration

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

Canada’s federal government released its Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 in Ottawa on April 26.

By Edana Robitaille

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

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.

By Julia Hornstein

Over 90% of Canada’s population are citizens

Statistics Canada recently posted their citizenship insights from the 2021 census data, with key findings around new and future citizens in Canada.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Immigrate to Canada as a French speaker

For several years, the Government of Canada has been stepping up its efforts to attract Francophone immigrants to communities outside Quebec.

By Alexandra Miekus