From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n On May 31, 2019, Labrador City-Wabush in Newfoundland and Labrador was selected as a Welcoming Francophone Community. This designation is part of Canada’s Action Plan for Official Languages. Through this initiative, 14 communities across Canada will receive funding to develop programs and activities. The goal is to help French-speaking newcomers integrate into Francophone minority communities.<\/p>\n The initiative is backed by a $12.6 million investment over three years, as announced in Budget 2018. This funding supports the integration and retention of French-speaking newcomers. The Meeting Our Objectives: Francophone Immigration Strategy, launched on March 13, 2019, works in collaboration with federal, provincial, and territorial partners to boost the vitality of official-language minority communities through increased immigration.<\/p>\n “Francophone communities open up their hearts to welcome French-speaking newcomers to Canada. Labrador City-Wabush will be able to be even more inviting to Francophone immigrants so they can feel welcome and where they will have more opportunities to make Canada their home. Through the launch of the Francophone Immigration Strategy, we are committed to increasing the proportion of French-speaking immigrants in Francophone minority communities.”<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “The selection of the Labrador City-Wabush will make for a more diverse, stronger Francophone community supporting our workforce and community needs. This funding of more than $645,000 will help welcome more Francophones to make Labrador City-Wabush their forever home.”<\/p>\n \u2013 Yvonne Jones, MP, Labrador<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “We are delighted that this project will help support the integration and retention of Francophone newcomers. Labrador City has been a land of immigration for a long time, but this project will make a difference locally to improve reception, integration and retention, to the great benefit of the development of our local Francophone community.”<\/p>\n \u2013 Sophie Thibodeau, President of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mathieu Genest Media Relations The initiative aims to support the integration and retention of French-speaking newcomers in minority Francophone communities across Canada.<\/p>\n A total of 14 communities in Canada have been selected to participate in this initiative.<\/p>\n The initiative is supported by a $12.6 million investment over three years, as outlined in Budget 2018.<\/p>\n The strategy aims to increase the proportion of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec and enhance their integration and retention in Francophone minority communities.<\/p>\n For more details, you can explore the Francophone Immigration Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 31, 2019 \u2014 Labrador City-Wabush, NL \u2014 Labrador City-Wabush has been selected as a Welcoming Francophone Community as part of the Government of Canada\u2019s Action Plan for Official Languages. Under the Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative, a total of 14 communities across Canada will receive funding so they can create programs and activities to help French-speaking newcomers feel welcomed and integrated into Francophone minority communities. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5427","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\/5427","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=5427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Introduction to the Welcoming Francophone Community Initiative<\/h2>\n
Key Statements from Officials<\/h2>\n
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Essential Details About the Initiative<\/h2>\n
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Additional Resources<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/strong><\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nFrequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n
What is the purpose of the Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative?<\/h3>\n
How many communities are involved in this initiative?<\/h3>\n
What is the investment for the Welcoming Francophone Communities initiative?<\/h3>\n
How does the Francophone Immigration Strategy help French-speaking newcomers?<\/h3>\n
Where can I find more information about Francophone immigration strategies?<\/h3>\n