Choose Canada: For a new future
“Bienvenue” to your new future!
Canada is looking for French and bilingual (French/English) speakers with top talent to join the Canadian workforce and settle outside Quebec. Whether you’re starting fresh or building your career, there are multiple pathways available to you.
Canada offers many benefits to international French-speaking and bilingual top talent:
- a large network of employers and investors
- a world-class education
- safety, security and stability
- a culture that celebrates diversity—of people, ideas and language
- services to help newcomers settle and feel welcome
- welcoming communities with dedicated services that support French-speaking newcomers
Come to Canada permanently as a French and bilingual speaker
These programs can help French and bilingual speakers immigrate as permanent residents, and start on a path to Canadian citizenship.
Express Entry
Gives experienced skilled workers a path to permanent residence. No job offer required!
Choose this program if you
- have skilled work experience in key sectors such as health care and social services, education, STEM, skilled trades and construction
- have French- and English-language skills
- want to live and work anywhere in Canada, outside Quebec
Francophone Community Immigration Pilot
Offers permanent residence to French-speaking skilled workers so they can live and work in rural Francophone minority communities outside Quebec.
Choose this program if you
- have a job offer in a priority sector from a designated employer in a participating community
- are proficient in French
Come to Canada temporarily as a French and bilingual speaker
These programs are best for French and bilingual speakers who want to work or study in Canada before transitioning to permanent residence.
Francophone Mobility Program
Allows employers outside Quebec to hire French-speaking skilled workers without a labour market impact assessment.
Choose this program if you
- want to work and live in any Canadian province or territory outside Quebec
- have strong French-language skills
Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot
Allows French-speaking international students to obtain permanent residence more quickly after completing their degree at a designated learning institution in a Francophone community outside Quebec.
Choose this program if you
- want to study in French at a French-language or bilingual post-secondary learning institution outside Quebec
Not sure which program is right for you?
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Work and settle in Canada
Moving to a new country is a big decision. Discover helpful tools and services to help you start your life in Canada with confidence.
- Canada’s Job Bank: Search jobs from employers actively recruiting foreign candidates.
- Foreign credential recognition: Check if your profession is regulated in the province or territory where you want to work, and learn how to get your education and work experience recognized in Canada.
- Settlement services: Access support for permanent residents.
- Welcoming communities: Access French services across Canada.
