New Brunswick – Immigration Francophone (2024)

FAQs

What percentage of New Brunswick is Francophone? ›

In 2021, 232,285 New Brunswickers (30.4% of the population) spoke French at least regularly at home.

Learning English or French

In New Brunswick, we speak English, French, or both. You'll hear English and French spoken throughout Canada, but New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province. It will be important for you to be comfortable communicating in English or French.

The targets for Francophone immigrant admissions outside Quebec are 6% in 2024, 7% in 2025 and 8% in 2026. These measures will facilitate the strengthening, long-term growth and vitality of Francophone minority communities outside Quebec.

Francophone pre-arrival services put French-speaking permanent residents and eligible refugees in touch with settlement services delivered under the Francophone Integration Pathway before their arrival in Canada, which ensures a smooth, seamless transition upon their arrival.

Is New Brunswick fully French speaking like Quebec? No, the province has a two-thirds English majority and it is bilingual. Quebec has a French majority, and French is the sole official language. But, some parts of New Brunswick have a large French majority.

New Brunswick is big on attracting skilled workers like you.

With an abundance of exciting career opportunities, over 12,000 annually and counting, New Brunswick is recruiting skilled people, like you, who want to grow in a province where their unique knowledge, culture, and perspectives are valued.

As Canada's only officially bilingual city, Moncton is committed to advancing the bilingual experience. The City has a policy on official languages that includes providing its services in both English and French.

Hello! Bonjour! English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick. The provincial government and most public bodies must therefore serve you in the official language of your choice.

Achieving a target of 4.4% of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec by 2023 was one of the objectives of the Francophone Immigration Strategy. It was established in collaboration with community stakeholders in 2003 and reflects the proportion of Francophones in Canada outside Quebec as per the 2001 Census.

What is the minimum French score for express entry? ›

Express Entry is a great gateway for qualified foreigners with language skills. To enter this category, start your French leveling by following these steps: Optimize your level of French to a minimum score of 7 in all four language skills in the Canadian Language Proficiency Levels.

The number of Francophones is expected to triple in the next thirty years, and French will become the second or third international language! According to OIF estimates, there will be some 715 million speakers in 2050, or 8% of the world's population (compared to 3% at present).

The Francophonie refers to men and women who share a common language: French. We estimate over 321 million French speakers across five continents.

We speak of the Francophonie with a minuscule “f” to refer to speakers of French and Francophonie with a capital “F” to show the institutional arrangements organizing relations between the Francophone states.

The TEF Canada is a mandatory test in the context of economic immigration programs that require proof of language skills, at the request of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration to Canada. The TEF Canada is also an essential proof of French language proficiency level to obtain Canadian citizenship.

The percentage of New Brunswickers whose mother tongue is French reached a low of 31.9% in 2016, compared to 33.8% in 1971, while the percentage of people whose mother tongue is English has remained stable at approximately 65% of the population since 1971.

The majority of Francophones (84.1%) live in Quebec and close to 1 million live in other provinces and territories of the country. Almost 10.7 million Canadians can carry on a conversation in French.

Population & Diversity

In 2022, there were 1.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in New Brunswick, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.2k Other (Hispanic) and 10k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.