Canada welcomes high number of Francophone newcomers, meeting its Francophone Immigration Target in 2022 IRCC announced it has achieved its target of French speaking immigrants outside Quebec. 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’s recent census reveals some key insights into the path to, and trends surrounding obtaining Canadian citizenship for immigrants. 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 ANALYSIS: Canada has several immigration options to support the settlement of French-speaking foreign nationals outside of Quebec. For several years, the Government of Canada has been stepping up its efforts to attract Francophone immigrants to communities outside Quebec. By Alexandra Miekus
