Canadian immigration minister highlighted importance of French on International Francophonie Day

International Francophonie Day Celebration in Canada

In his statement on this day, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said,

“Today we are celebrating International Francophonie Day. This day is an opportunity to highlight the importance of the French language and official languages as parts of the Canadian fabric. Celebrating the Francophonie is an opportunity for all Canadians to support the global Francophone community and express their pride in promoting the French language, while contributing to the linguistic duality that characterizes our country.

The minister further added, “This year is an important year for the Francophonie in Canada. Recently, in 2022, we reached our objective in Francophone immigration. Achieving this target of 4.4% French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec is an incredible accomplishment since we welcomed in 2022 more Francophone newcomers than in recent years. This achievement is an important step in the promotion of the Francophonie in Canada, but we know there is still a lot of work to do to ensure its future in our country.

Significance of French in Canadian Immigration

Your proficiency in French language can help you obtain crucial immigration points if you are a Canadian PR visa applicant. Take a look at below points arrangements highlighting the importance of French in popular Express Entry immigration system of Canada:

• You can now obtain up to 50 extra points for strong French language skills (even if French is your 2nd language).
• If you score NCLC 7 or higher on all 4 French language skills, you can get:

 

• 25 additional points if you scored CLB 4 or lower in English       (or if you didn’t take an English test)
• 50 additional points if you scored CLB 5 or higher on all four   English skills

Language proficiency factor in Express Entry System

To be eligible for Express Entry, you needs to prove your proficiency in English or French language:

• take an approved language test
• get the minimum results required by your program
• include the results when you complete your Express Entry profile

The language test evaluates these abilities, i.e. writing, reading, listening, speaking. To measure your English or French levels, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) use:

• Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English
• Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for French

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To confirm your eligibility points and apply for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa in 2023 through best immigration program, you may call Visas Avenue Canada migration expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar