March 20, 2015 — Ottawa — Today, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander celebrates the Journée internationale de la Francophonie.
Canada is a destination of choice for many Francophones around the world. With a French-speaking majority population, Quebec welcomes many Francophone immigrants every year, and Canada’s Francophonie is thriving from coast to coast to coast.
The Government of Canada is strongly dedicated to sustaining the vitality and diversity of our Francophone communities outside Quebec through immigration. Express Entry, launched January 1st, will help bring skilled workers, including Francophones, as permanent residents to Canada more quickly than ever before. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is also conducting consultations on how to increase Francophone immigration outside Quebec with Francophone community representatives, different levels of government and employers.
Today, the Minister also launched a new promotional video featuring stories from Francophone immigrants and their families who chose to live in a Francophone community outside Quebec.
Kevin Menard
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-954-1064
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
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