Francophone Community Immigration Pilot
The Francophone Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence (PR) to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote Francophone-minority communities.
There are 6 communities who showed they can support and benefit from skilled migrants. They will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can’t fill with local workers.
Below are the six regions welcoming French-language speakers with an offer of employment from a designated employer.
Region Province
Kelowna -British Columbia
Sudbury -Ontario
Timmins -Ontario
Superior East Region -Ontario
Acadian Peninsula -New Brunswick
St. Pierre Jolys -Manitoba
Eligibility
Job Offer and Work Experience
have a job offer from a designated employer in the community
have at least 1 year (1,560 hours) of related work experience in the past 3 years
What counts as related work experience?
Work experience exemption if you studied and graduated in the community
Language Ability
Language Ability
prove your language abilities by taking an approved test
Education
You need to have a certain level of English or French to apply for permanent residence. This level depends on the type of job offer you have. To prove your language skills, you must
schedule your test with an approved agency
pay the test costs
Language tests accepted
You can take any of these approved language tests:
French
TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français
TCF Canada : Test de connaissance du français
Minimum scores needed for English
You need a minimum score of CLB 5 in all 4 abilities to apply for the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP).
Education
have a Canadian educational credential or the foreign equivalent
What counts as a Canadian educational credential or the foreign equivalent?
Funds
Funds
prove you have enough money (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) to support your transition and your family’s transition into the community