Dashboard on Francophone immigration to Canada (outside Quebec) – 2024

Figure caption: In 2024, the Government of Canada exceeded its admission target of 6%, with 7.2% of French-speaking permanent residents (PRs) among all the PRs admitted to Canada outside Quebec.

Figure caption: In 2024, 83.6% of Francophone admissions outside Quebec were citizens of African and Middle Eastern countries, compared with 9.7% from countries in the Americas and 6.3% from European countries.

Please note that numbers for continents and countries of residence are different from those for continents and countries of citizenship, as 15% of new French-speaking permanent residents already live in Canada.

Permanent residents admitted outside Quebec (2024)

Figure caption: In 2024, the trend observed in 2023 and 2022 persisted—the number of French-speaking PRs who chose Ottawa as their destination surpassed those who chose Toronto.

Francophone Mobility

Language training

• In 2024, IRCC continued to provide adult newcomers with opportunities to improve their language skills to successfully participate in Canadian society.
• In 2023–2024, 996 clients benefited from language training services adapted to the needs of French-speaking newcomers settling in Francophone minority communities, and funded by the Action Plan for Official Languages.

Francophone integration pathway

• Written by the Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne, in collaboration with the Réseau de développement, économique et d’employabilité (RDÉE Canada) [economic development and employability network Canada], a strategy for French-speaking immigrant women in Francophone minority communities was launched in January 2025. This community-based strategy was funded by IRCC through the Official Languages Action Plan 2023–2028.
• The percentage of French-speaking newcomers served by Francophone service providers has continued to rise, reaching 68.1% in 2024, up from 62.3% in 2023.

Welcoming Francophone Communities Initiative

The “Étude sur la gestion des résultats de l’Initiative des CFA 2020–2024” [study on management of the results of the Welcoming Francophone Communities Initiative 2020–2024], completed by PRA Inc., outlines the following expected outcomes from the pilot phase of the initiative:

• Improved access to French-language services, contributing to better integration
• Local employer awareness and business start-ups by Francophone newcomers
• Newcomer retention and community vitality
• Welcoming Francophone communities (WFCs) also add value by fostering
  • innovative new collaborations
  • renewed dynamism in the Francophone community
  • increased interest from the English-speaking community
  • a sense of pride and belonging to the WFC
• Ten new communities have been selected to take part in the Welcoming Francophone Communities Initiative under the leadership of the Réseaux en immigration francophone [Francophone immigration networks] and the Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick [New Brunswick Francophone municipalities association], with the support of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada [federation of Francophone and Acadian communities of Canada].

Promotion of Francophone immigration abroad

• More than 400 promotional activities in 2024
• Destination Canada Education (online) in March 2024:
  • More than 12,000 people applied to participate in this job fair for French-speaking teachers and early childhood workers
  • 8,000 people were invited to participate
  • 60 kiosks were presented
  • 6 provinces and territories participated
• Mobility Days Canada in June 2024 in Tunis (Tunisia), Brussels (Belgium) and Lyon (France)
• Destination Manitoba December 3–5 and December 8–10 in Dakar and Abidjan
  • IRCC Dakar participated in six presentations on immigration

Promotion of Francophone immigration in Canada

• In 2024, the Dedicated Service Channel’s network of outreach officers promoted Francophone immigration tools and programs in more than 800 engagement events across Canada (excluding Quebec), including more than 400 activities specifically targeting French-speaking minority communities, French-speaking economic development organizations, Francophone international students and employers seeking to hire and retain French-speaking workers.
• The 2024 edition of the liaison tour took place in a hybrid format in five regions (Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Nunavut). Organized by RDÉE Canada, in collaboration with IRCC, the liaison tour brought together more than 140 employers and community partners that participated in the various events.

Centre for Innovation in Francophone Immigration

In 2024, IRCC supported nine projects totaling approximately $8.9M under the Francophone Immigration Support Program. This program stands out for its flexible funding and collaboration with Francophone minority communities (FMCs) to overcome barriers to Francophone immigration, for example by promoting FMCs and immigration programs, and by recruiting French-speaking candidates.

Sources: IRCC statistics on temporary and permanent residents, February 25, 2025. It should be noted that the data are preliminary estimates and are therefore subject to change.

Values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason.