Promote, recruit and prepare for arrival
Innovate to achieve our goals
With the 4.4% Francophone immigration target for Canada’s Francophone and Acadian communities outside Québec coming to an end next year, it is an opportune time to take advantage of what we have learned over the past two decades in terms of promotion and recruitment, and to look to the future.
During the 15th Annual Symposium on Francophone Immigration, the challenges, promising practices and features of the different immigration categories will also be discussed.
The Symposium will focus on the period before immigrants settle in Francophone and Acadian communities; how to promote successful settlement by providing pre-arrival services; and, in turn, how to increase the number of immigrants who settle in Francophone and Acadian communities.
Video of the 2022 edition (in French only)
Opening remarks
Day 1 : Target deadline, taking stock and looking ahead
Day 2: Welcoming refugees to Francophone and Acadian communities
Day 3 : Francophone immigration as a tool for economic recovery
Day 4 : Post-secondary institutions as key places of mobility and immigration
Day 5 : Spotlight on ConnexionsFrancophones.ca pre-departure services
2021 Edition
Immigration, Vitality and Inclusion
A Revealing Moment: How the Pandemic Has Exposed the Fragility of Minorities
The year 2020 was marked by major upheavals. Overall, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed and exacerbated the inequalities and vulnerabilities that exist within Canadian society. Alongside its multiple impacts on immigration to Canada as a whole, the pandemic has highlighted the fragility of minorities in times of crisis. There is a need to reflect on measures that could reduce the long-term consequences for Francophone and Acadian communities. After all, welcoming and integrating immigrants have been key priorities for these communities for the last two decades.
The major events and heightened awareness of the past year have also focused attention on the persistence of racial discrimination and unconscious bias in Canadian society. The situation calls for appropriate strategies for truly fostering community cohesion in a context of diversity.
The 14th Annual Symposium on Francophone Immigration will provide an opportunity to address these challenges and discuss promising practices for building cohesive communities in a time of crisis.
Video of the 2021 edition (in French only)
Day 1: Reflecting on Inclusive Definitions of the Francophonie
Day 2 : Promoting Black Inclusion by Reducing Economic and Social Inequality
Day 3: Forums on Racism Organized by Francophone Immigration Networks (RIFs): What have we heard? What have we learned?
Day 3 : What is New in Francophone Immigration?
Day 4 : Impacts of the Pandemic on Immigration
Day 5 : Fostering Community Cohesion by Tackling Racism
