Francophone immigration outside Quebec

Are you Francophone?

Consider coming to a Canadian Francophone community outside Quebec.

You can visit, study, work temporarily or settle permanently in one of these communities.

Canada has two official languages: English and French.

Of 31 million Canadians, over 9 million live in French or speak it regularly. Most of them live in Quebec, but about 2.5 million live in the other provinces and territories.

Canada seeks to attract more French speakers to help Francophone minority communities prosper. You are considered a French speaker if:

• your mother tongue is French or
• your mother tongue is neither French nor English, but French is the official language in which you feel more at ease.

The size of francophone communities in cities and towns outside Quebec varies. All provinces and territories in Canada have a francophone population.

The working language in these communities is usually English.

Education and health care services are run by the provinces and territories. Their availability in French depends on the region.

Find out more about Francophone communities in Canada:

Profiles of francophone communities by province/territory

Provincial and territorial websites for French services – links to each province and territory’s official immigration and French services site

Provincial and territorial Francophone organizations – contact information and web sites of francophone organizations, by province

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada – main organization that speaks for Canadian francophone minority communities at the national and international levels

Atlas de la francophonie – about Francophone communities outside Quebec — listed by province or territory

Official language organizations

Canadian offices abroad – find the Canadian embassy in your country

Going to Canada – information to help you visit Canada or immigrate here

Official languages of Canada – more Government of Canada information

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Related Links

• Immigrating to Quebec
• Visiting Canada
• Working temporarily in Canada
• Studying in Canada
• Immigrating to Canada
• The refugee system
• Free Language training (for permanent residents)
• Publications