the CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Diane Finley recently announced funding for the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick (SAANB) to help attract French-speaking immigrants to the province’s francophone communities and to provide settlement supports.
The funding is provided through the Government of Canada’s Official Languages Action Plan and will go towards SAANB activities; training and cultural awareness events to ease the integration of immigrants into francophone and Acadian communities.
"Francophone immigrants are an essential part of Canada's social, economic and cultural society," stated Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages. "By supporting their integration into New Brunswick's Acadian community, our government is demonstrating its firm commitment to ensuring the development of official-language minority communities across the country."
SAANB President Marie-Pierre Simard added, "We are delighted the federal government has invested in our plans to establish Francophone reception and integration agencies and to develop immigration policy that respects the linguistic balance in our province.”
CIC continues to build on its 2006 Strategic Plan to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities. The five-year plan aims to attract a greater number of French-speaking immigrants to regions outside Quebec by providing these francophone communities with the tools to attract and facilitate integration for French-speaking immigrants.
