Dashboard on Francophone immigration to Canada (outside Quebec) – 2023

Figure caption: In 2023, 81.3% of French-speaking permanent residents admitted to Canada outside Quebec came from African and Middle Eastern countries, and 12.9% were citizens of European countries.

Figure caption: In 2023, the Government of Canada exceeded its admission target of 4.4%, with more than 4.7% French-speaking permanent residents of all the permanent residents admitted to Canada outside Quebec.

Figure caption: In 2023, the trend observed in 2022 and 2021 persisted: the number of Francophone permanent residents choosing Ottawa as their destination surpassed those selecting Toronto.

Permanent residents admitted outside Quebec (2023)

Promotion of Francophone immigration abroad

• In 2023, there were 285 events to promote French-speaking immigration outside Quebec.
• 19th edition of Destination Canada Mobility Forum in Paris (France) and Rabat (Morocco), in hybrid form:
  •  126,000 requests for participation from more than 150 countries
  •  15,000 candidates invited to participate in person or online
  •  21 conferences and workshops
  •  150 exhibitors
  •  935 job offers, representing more than 4,000 positions to fill
• Le Salon Afrique-Canada Immigration et Investissement took place on October 12, 13 and 14, 2023, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
  •  IRCC Dakar was on site to give an information session to participants.

Promotion of Francophone immigration in Canada

• In 2023, more than 650 events promoting French-speaking immigration took place across Canada (excluding Quebec).
• Nearly 200 specifically targeted Francophone minority communities, French-speaking economic development organizations, foreign students, and employer groups seeking to hire Francophone workers.
• The 2023 Liaison Tour, organized by RDÉE in partnership with IRCC, brought together more than 110 employers and community stakeholders in Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, allowing for discussions on Francophone immigration tools and programs.

Express Entry and Francophone Mobility

An Express Entry promotional campaign has been supporting Francophone immigration since 2021.

• geographic area: 21 countries
• age groups: 25 to 45 years old
• National Occupational Classification (NOC): management positions, professional trades that generally require a university degree, technical trades that require a college diploma

Francophone Integration Pathway

• The major priorities of the national call for proposals (CFP) involve fortifying the Francophone Integration Pathway. To this end, a strong French-speaking lens has been applied.
• Renewal and expansion of the Welcoming Francophone Communities (WFC) initiative. This approach includes up to 10 new participating communities.
• The percentage of French-speaking newcomers served by Francophone service providers continued to rise to 62.3% in 2023, compared with 60.9% the previous year.

Language training

In 2023, IRCC continued to provide adult newcomers with opportunities to improve their language skills to successfully participate in Canadian society.

• In 2022–2023, more than 100,000 clients benefited from language training services from over 200 service providers.
• In April 2023, the Government of Canada announced the renewal of the Action Plan on Official Languages, including funding for language training services tailored to the needs of Francophone newcomers settling in Francophone Minority Communities.

Sources: IRCC statistics on temporary and permanent residents, December 31, 2023. 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.