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ARTICLE · 21 JUNE 2023

Updates And Expansion Of Canada's Francophone Mobility Program

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On June 15, 2023, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released an exciting update concerning Francophone Mobility work permit eligibility.

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Yulia Kan
Yulia Kan

On June 15, 2023, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released an exciting update concerning Francophone Mobility work permit eligibility.

Francophone Mobility is an international mobility program that allows Canadian employers to avoid the lengthy LMIA process and directly support the foreign national's work permit application.

This program facilitates the mobility of French-speaking individuals that are invited to work in Canada and can prove their moderate fluency in French – meaning level 5 of the Canadian Language Benchmark.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for this program, the foreign national must:

  1. Be destined to live and work outside Quebec:

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