It's not so much about living in English-speaking provinces that I worry. The reason I feel we should create a forum equivalent to this in French is because when you are dealing with complex and confusing information such as what is put in front of you by the Canadian immigration process, it would be far less stressful for Francophones to do this in their own mother tongue than worry about misinterpreting directions in English. The same could be said for reading comments in English on this site.vensak said:Je ne sais pas,
J ai vue le net PVTistes, mais il y a peu de reponse et des conseilles pratiques. Donc ici c est beaucoup mieux
Here it is in English but very very usefull. The reality is following. If you want to live outside Quebec, English is must. Without it the chance to get work is rather limited.
Since you are bilingual you might be interested in Ontario French programm. You can find thread on this forum just about it.
I do appreciate immigrants with any other mother tongue than English have to put up with using English, but French is unique because it's official in Canada and francophones can complete their process in French.
Lastly, I don't agree that English is required everywhere outside Quebec. For a start, New Brunswick is officially bilingual, this is a province which is desperately trying to encourage francophones to immigrate. French is widely spoken in the north and south-east. I would argue French is a must in this area of N.B. You are far more likely to get jobs in Moncton for example if you speak both languages than just English or just French. I think it's a myth French-speakers have little jobs available to them.
That said, English really dominates in the west of Canada and in southern Ontario.