Organizations selected to deliver adapted language training
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In November 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched an expression of interest process to solicit proposals from organizations able to deliver French and English language training to newcomers who declare French as their language of preference and want to make a Francophone minority community their new home. Newcomers will receive training that improves their skills in one language while taking more intensive training in the other, depending on their needs. Language training services help newcomers acquire the skills they need to successfully settle and participate in all aspects of Canadian society and the economy.
Seven organizations from across Canada have been selected as part of this process and will receive up to $7.6 million over the next 4 years. Below is a list of the organizations and projects:
| Organization | Location | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Cité collégiale Footnote * | Ottawa, ON | This project will provide online employment language training for French-speaking newcomers wishing to improve their proficiency in official languages. |
| Collège Boréal | Various locations in Ontario | This project will provide language placement assessment in French and/or English and language training in person and online for newcomers wishing to improve their proficiency in English/French in Ontario. |
| Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick | Various locations in the Atlantic region | This project will develop services that inform, guide and accompany French-speaking immigrants into language training programs and services and socio-professional integration to help them integrate fully into their host communities in Atlantic Canada. |
| Collège nordique francophone | Yellowknife, NT | This project involves language assessments, language training, and integration activities for French-speaking clients in the Yellowknife region. |
| Pluri-elles (Manitoba) inc. | Winnipeg, MB | This project will help immigrant women learn or increase their knowledge of both official languages. Tests will assess participants’ language level throughout the project in Manitoba. |
| Société du centre scolaire communautaire de Calgary | Calgary, AB | This project will establish language training offerings for French-speaking newcomers in Alberta. |
| Université Sainte-Anne | Halifax, NS | Université Sainte-Anne will work with its partners to offer French language and socio-cultural training for French-speaking newcomers and allophones in Nova Scotia. |
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