Official Languages committee  I'd like to add something. The “by and for” concept is very interesting. We're talking about integration services provided “by” francophone suppliers, and they are “for” francophone newcomers. Sometimes I add the word “with” because it's all done with the Canadian government.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for that question. Canada's efforts to reach the 4.4% target were recently complicated by one factor: the global COVID‑19 pandemic. That really…

Official Languages committee  Thanks to the member for his question. Yes, the department has seen a slightly higher rate of refusal of applications from African students. I'm going to turn the floor over to my colleague Ms. Kingsley, who can provide a few more details.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for that question, Mr. Chair. Yes, long-term settlement is very important. In March 2019, IRCC implemented the meeting our objectives: francophone immigration strategy. The purpose of that strategy is to achieve the three main objectives for supporting the v

Official Languages committee  As regards the present target, francophones admitted in 2020 represented 3.6%…

Official Languages committee  Do you mean the number of newcomers?

Official Languages committee  Yes, we could forward them to the committee following the meeting.

Official Languages committee  We introduced the welcoming francophone communities initiative in close cooperation with the francophone communities. This is the first time I've seen such a targeted process. The communities themselves suggested 14 welcoming francophone communities to the department, and we acce

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for that question, Mr. Chair. Yes, a 4.4% francophone immigration target was set for outside Quebec in 2003, with the cooperation of community stakeholders, as I indicated in my remarks. I would just emphasize that the target is supposed to be reached by the

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Yes, we set up a task force to examine the target in May 2021. It was established in support of IRCC's mandate to review the target and consider what must be done to met it now and beyond 2023.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. In 2020 and 2021, in response to the pandemic, the department implemented a number of measures to facilitate the transition of temporary residents to permanent residency. IRCC continues to explore innovative ways to support francophone immigration with the shift to m

Official Languages committee  Thank you for that question, Mr. Chair. I'll ask my colleague Ms. Kingsley to provide a more detailed answer.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. I would like to note that I am joining you from the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. I am here this afternoon with Michèle Kingsley, Director General,Immigration Branch, a

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. In fact, in 2019, the department developed a comprehensive francophone immigration strategy, which incorporates elements along the entire immigration continuum. We start with promotion and attraction in our overseas missions, focusing on francophone

Official Languages committee  I can, absolutely, Madam McPherson. I have data in front of me for January to October 2021, and approximately 2% of all admissions were francophone. Just the year before, it was almost 4%. As you can see, the pandemic has had a very large influence on that. I will say, though,