ours [projet de] With Bill C-13 we will introduce a French speaking immigration policy with really clear objectives, indicators and targetssaid Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor.

In 2022, Canada has met the 4.4% target for Francophone immigration outside of Quebec that the country set itself nearly two decades ago. However, from 2016 to 2021, the demographic proportion of French people in Canada declined by 0.8 percentage points.

We hit the 4.4% target last year, but it took us 17 years to get there. Yes, that’s good news, but more needs to be done to improve our weight loss demographics.said the minister.

” With the immigration policy that we are going to introduce, and it is very likely that there will also be a new target, we want to remedy this demographic loss. »

Winning and keeping Francophones

Adrian Dix, British Columbia Minister of Health and French-speaking Affairs, said labor shortage […] shows the need to deepen our efforts on immigration.

On Friday, the Canadian government announced the first invitations under the express entry process, which focuses on candidates with a good knowledge of French or work experience in priority areas such as healthcare.

Beyond the recruitment process, retaining immigrants is another challenge, according to the Minister for Official Languages. She said provinces and territories are requesting additional funds to find solutions to this problem.

” It is all very well to attract our francophone immigrants. We want to make sure we integrate them well into our communities. »

In April, the federal government announced a five-year, $4.1 billion plan of action to promote and protect the country’s official languages.

According to Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, this action plan is an important tool to meet immigration needs. I came out this week well armed with a new law and money from the Action Plan. We have delivered the goodsconcluded the minister.

With information from Chloé Dioré de Périgny