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Francophone Mobility lets French-speaking workers take jobs outside Quebec without their employer needing a labour market assessment. It is meant to help French-speaking communities across Canada grow. Applicants must show they can speak and understand French at an intermediate level.
French-speaking foreign workers with a job offer outside Quebec.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Since June 2023, a job offer in any NOC TEER category can qualify (except primary agriculture jobs in TEER 4 and 5), provided it is outside Quebec and you meet the French requirement.
No. This permit is specifically for jobs located outside Quebec; the program supports French-speaking minority communities in the rest of Canada.
No. It is LMIA-exempt; your employer instead submits an offer of employment through the Employer Portal using exemption code C16 and pays the employer compliance fee.
The Francophone Mobility Work Permit is a program designed to help French-speaking communities across Canada grow by allowing French-speaking foreign workers to take jobs outside Quebec without their employer needing a l
It does not grant PR directly, but the Canadian work experience and French ability you gain can strengthen a permanent-residence application, especially through French-focused Express Entry pathways.
To apply for the Francophone Mobility Work Permit, there are several key requirements that must be met.
Yes. If your employment contract is for six months or more, your spouse or common-law partner can usually apply for an open work permit.
You must show you can speak and listen in French at NCLC level 5 or higher; you do not need to prove French reading or writing for this LMIA exemption.
