IRCC Francophone Plan

This 2024-2028 Implementation Plan (hereinafter the Plan) delivers on the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s commitment to the five action areas of the Francophone Immigration Policy and aims to fulfill its goals. This is why the Plan is included with and is an integral part of the Policy. The Plan covers the Policy’s five action areas, namely:

• The Francophone lens;
• Admissions targets for French-speaking permanent residents;
• The immigration continuum (promotion, selection, integration);
• Multi-stakeholder collaboration; and,
• Data and research.

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IRCC MeasureIRCC Measures to get more Francophone Communitys to get more Francophone Community

In Place Currently:

• Invitations aimInvitations aimed at French-speaking and bilingual candidates in the Express Entry system, in particular category-based selectioned at French-speaking and bilingual candidates in the Express Entry system, in particular category-based selection
• Pilot project (on a temporary basis for 2 years starting in 2023) to expand the Mobilité Francophone stream to include foreign nationals who have a moderate command of spoken French for all job classifications with the exception of agricultural and seasonal workers who work in TEER categories 4 or 5
• Economic Mobility Pathways pilot project aimed at helping Canadian employers find qualified refugees – including French-speaking and bilingual refugees – to meet their workforce needs, while offering secure and sustainable solutions to refugees needing protection in Canada

New & Upcoming:

• Development of a new program and measures dedicated to Francophone economic immigration: the analysis underway to assess the performance of existing economic programs (for permanent residents as well as for temporary residents), will allow the Department to identify the measures required to maximize French-speaking permanent resident admissions, including the expansion of eligibility criteria under Express Entry and the creation of an economic immigration program for French-speaking workers
• Corridor for the international recruitment of French-language and French-speaking teachers at the elementary and secondary levels to encourage their immigration and settlement in Francophone and Acadian communities
• Pilot project to increase attraction and access of French-speaking international students to Francophone post-secondary institutions outside Quebec, and foster their integration and retention in Francophone and Acadian communities
• Inclusion of new Francophone and Acadian communities targeted by regional economic immigration programs, which would also include mechanisms to encourage employer and community participation in the selection process under these programs
• Implementation of the Francophone Immigration Support Program, the grants and contributions of which will enable Francophone and Acadian communities to participate in selection activities that foster Francophone immigration

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