Choose a Francophone community outside Quebec
French is one of Canada’s 2 official languages. While most French-speaking Canadians live in Quebec, many live in other provinces or territories across Canada.
The size of Francophone communities in cities and towns outside Quebec varies. The working language in these communities is usually English.
There are many reasons to choose to live in a Francophone community outside Quebec. You and your family will be able to:
- benefit from French and English job opportunities
- speak both French and English in your everyday life
- learn or improve your English skills
- permanent residents can take free language courses
- attend French-language schools
- enjoy community, health-care or daycare services in French
- get support from your community to help you settle, and feel at home right from the start
Community, education and health-care services are run by the provinces and territories. Their availability in French depends on the region.
The job market
- Use the services provided by the Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité Canada to help you enter the job market or start a business.
- Use Job Bank to see what the market looks like for your job.
Resources by province
Alberta
- Bonjour Alberta (in French only)
- Employment
- Francophone cultures in Alberta
- Moving to Alberta
British Columbia
- Living in British Columbia
- Working in British Columbia
- Employment services centres (in French only)
- Immigration and settlement
- Employment
Videos
- Watch video testimonials from Francophone immigrants in British Columbia:
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Videos
- Welcome to New Brunswick Video Testimonial – Jack Lee
- Welcome to New Brunswick Video Testimonial – Nicolas Parisi (in French only)
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador
- Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration
- Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
- Working in Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
- Working in the Northwest Territories
- Fédération Franco-Ténoise (in French only)
Videos
- Immigration Territoires du Nord-Ouest (in French only)
Nova Scotia
- Immigration francophone Nouvelle-Écosse
- Working in Nova Scotia
- Conseil de développement économique en Nouvelle-Écosse
- Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse (in French only)
Videos
- Trouver la France en Nouvelle-Écosse (in French only)
Nunavut
Ontario
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) – French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
- Information about municipalities
- Get settled in Ontario
- Work in your profession or trade
- Information for Francophone newcomers to Ontario
Prince Edward Island
- Working in Prince Edward Island
- Coopérative d’intégration francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (CIFIPÉ)
- PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada
Videos
Saskatchewan
- Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise (in French only)
- Living in Saskatchewan
- Working in Saskatchewan
Yukon
- Working in Yukon
- Direction Yukon (in French only)
