Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative

Build your life in a Francophone community in Canada

Fourteen welcoming Francophone communities are going above and beyond to provide services to French-speaking newcomers to help them settle and build their new lives in Canada.

Discover what these 14 communities have to offer and find the one that meets your needs!

Podcast: Listen to learn about the Francophone communities Available to listen in French only

Podcast series: My new home

This podcast features the inspiring and relatable journeys of French-speaking immigrants who have chosen to live in Canada. Listen to their first experiences to learn how these immigrants contribute to their new communities and what these communities bring them in return.

English transcriptions of the episodes are available.

About the Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative

The Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative represents 14 areas that have been selected to welcome and support French-speaking newcomers in their new community.

This initiative is co-led by:

These 14 welcoming Francophone communities do everything they can to support French-speaking newcomers in their plans to live in Canada.

Planning the initiative

Planning for this initiative began in June 2018 and took place over 2 years.

During this time, each community established an advisory board with representatives to

  • set goals
  • develop proposals for activities
  • make recommendations on what activities should be done with the available budgets

Initiative timeline

The activities recommended by the community advisory boards began in 2020 and will continue over 3 years. Each of the welcoming Francophone communities is working hard to welcome and support French-speaking newcomers in their integration.

Budget provided to each community

Funding for the initiative comes from the 2018–2023 Action Plan for Official Languages: Investing in Our Future. This plan was announced as part of the 2018 federal budget.

Each community is given an annual amount to help implement their activities.

Province or territory Community Annual funds available

Prince Edward Island

Évangéline Region

$209,402

Nova Scotia

Municipality of the District of Clare

$232,629

New Brunswick

Haut-Saint-Jean

$327,016

Newfoundland and Labrador

Labrador City-Wabush

$215,621

Ontario East

Hawkesbury

$450,000

Ontario North

Sudbury

$216,102

Southwest and central Ontario

Hamilton

$450,000

Manitoba

Seine River Region

$360,242

Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw and Gravelbourg

$277,194

Alberta

Calgary

$450,000

British Columbia

Prince George

$431,401

Northwest Territories

Yellowknife

$101,890

Yukon

Whitehorse

$102,749

Nunavut

Iqaluit

$100,756

More resources on Francophone life outside Quebec

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