From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Canada’s Immigration Minister, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, recently revealed a significant update to the Express Entry system. French-speaking and bilingual applicants will now gain additional points, aiding the government’s aim to achieve 4.4% French-speaking immigrant admissions outside Quebec by 2023.<\/p>\n Express Entry, an online platform managing permanent residency applications from skilled workers, is key to this initiative. Although Francophone immigration outside Quebec has been rising, current selection tools fall short of meeting the 2023 target. By granting extra points to those proficient in French, Canada inches closer to this goal, aided by anticipated relaxations in global travel restrictions.<\/p>\n The modification increases points for French-speaking candidates from 15 to 25, and for bilingual individuals from 30 to 50. This follows the initial allocation of points in June 2017 for candidates demonstrating strong French language skills.<\/p>\n “Supporting the development of Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec is part of this government\u2019s plan for economic growth and long-term prosperity throughout the country. It is also the right thing to do to help support Francophone communities right across Canada. We will continue to attract Francophone immigrants to make sure that Francophone minority communities flourish.” <\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Media Inquiries Only<\/strong><\/p>\n Alexander Cohen<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that French-speaking and bilingual candidates will receive additional points under the Express Entry system. Express Entry is an online system used to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers. This change will help deliver on the government\u2019s commitment to reach the target of 4.4% French-speaking immigrant admissions outside Quebec by 2023. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Enhancing Opportunities for Francophone Candidates<\/h2>\n
Increased Points for Language Proficiency<\/h3>\n
Significance of Supporting Francophone Communities<\/h2>\n
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Key Insights<\/h2>\n
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Useful Resources<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
Minister\u2019s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
Communications Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"