the CanadaVisa Team - 20 July, 2015
The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration was recently in Winnipeg to help launch a five-year "Strategic Plan" to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities. This plan aims to increase immigration of French-speaking people to Francophone communities.
Nancy Allen, the Manitoba Minister of Labour and Immigration said, "...we have made great strides in attracting French-speaking immigrants to ensure the growth and vitality of the Francophone minority communities in the Province."
She went on to say, "We intend to take advantage of all immigration streams, including provincial nominees to increase Francophone immigration to Manitoba."
In 2001 approximately 3.1 percent of immigrants were French-speaking people who immigrated to Francophone communities outside of Quebec. The plan's goal is to raise that number to a minimum of 4.4 percent of overall immigration by 2008. It proposes specifically to increase the number of students, and French-language economic class immigration in Francophone minority communities.
In order to facilitate the plan, it has also been suggested that these specific communities need to form close partnerships with territorial governments to recruit people that meet their needs.
