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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Francophone Mobility is an employer-specific, LMIA-exempt work permit for French-speaking workers with a Canadian job offer outside Quebec. For applications from June 15, 2023 onward, jobs in any NOC TEER category can qualify except primary-agriculture jobs in TEER 4 or 5.

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  • federal-45: The Francophone Mobility work permit makes it easier
    The Francophone Mobility work permit makes it easier for Canadian employers to hire you without a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) , if you meet certain requirements and you are destined to live and work outside Quebec.
  • franco-elig: ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023
    ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023 To be eligible, you must * meet the general eligibility requirements for a work permit * live and work in 1 of the 9 Canadian provinces or 3 territories outside Quebec * be able to prove that your speaking and listening skills in French are at an intermediate level * This would be equivalent to a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale. * have an offer of employment for a job that’s classified under any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system unless the offer of employment is for a job in a primary agriculture occupation under TEER 4 and 5 If you applied before June 15, 2023
  • franco-apply: If you’re applying from within Canada
    If you’re applying from within Canada Make sure you answer these questions correctly: * When asked, How long are you planning to stay in Canada?, based on the offer of employment, choose either * temporarily – more than 6 months, or * temporarily – less than 6 months * When asked, Do you have a written job offer?, answer Yes. * When asked, Which option best describes your work situation?, choose I’m applying for an employer-specific work permit with LMIA-exemption.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A Canadian employer must submit the offer through the Employer Portal under exemption code C16 before the worker applies, pay the employer compliance fee and provide the seven-digit offer-of-employment number. The job must be outside Quebec.

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  • franco-elig: Before you apply for your work permit, your employer must
    Before you apply for your work permit, your employer must * submit an offer of employment to IRCC through the Employer Portal using labour market impact assessment (LMIA) exemption code C16 for Mobilité Francophone * pay a $230 employer compliance fee * give you an offer of employment number, a 7-digit number required for your application
  • franco-elig: ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023
    ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023 To be eligible, you must * meet the general eligibility requirements for a work permit * live and work in 1 of the 9 Canadian provinces or 3 territories outside Quebec * be able to prove that your speaking and listening skills in French are at an intermediate level * This would be equivalent to a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale. * have an offer of employment for a job that’s classified under any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system unless the offer of employment is for a job in a primary agriculture occupation under TEER 4 and 5 If you applied before June 15, 2023

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Applicants from June 15, 2023 onward must prove at least NCLC 5 in French speaking and listening and meet the general work-permit requirements. Reading and writing proof is not required for this exemption. Language evidence can include TEF or TCF results, confirmation of a French college or university programme, or other French-education documents.

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  • franco-elig: ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023
    ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023 To be eligible, you must * meet the general eligibility requirements for a work permit * live and work in 1 of the 9 Canadian provinces or 3 territories outside Quebec * be able to prove that your speaking and listening skills in French are at an intermediate level * This would be equivalent to a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale. * have an offer of employment for a job that’s classified under any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system unless the offer of employment is for a job in a primary agriculture occupation under TEER 4 and 5 If you applied before June 15, 2023
  • franco-apply: #### For applications submitted on or after June 15, 2023
    #### For applications submitted on or after June 15, 2023 You must submit documents that prove you can speak and listen at an NCLC level 5 or higher. This can include * speaking and listening Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) or Test de connaissance du français (TCF) results * a written confirmation from a college or university for a program in French * This could be a transcript or an official letter of completion. * other documents that show education in French
  • franco-apply: You don’t need to prove you can read or write in French to be eligible for this LMIA exemp
    You don’t need to prove you can read or write in French to be eligible for this LMIA exemption.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

This is an employer-specific permit for living and working outside Quebec. An approved inland applicant can start work after the online approval notification. Family members do not receive work authorisation automatically: they need their own eligibility assessment, and children may need a study permit to attend school or university.

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Limits of the record
  • Detailed current family work-permit categories and study-permit exemptions still require reconciliation.
  • franco-apply: If you’re applying from within Canada
    If you’re applying from within Canada Make sure you answer these questions correctly: * When asked, How long are you planning to stay in Canada?, based on the offer of employment, choose either * temporarily – more than 6 months, or * temporarily – less than 6 months * When asked, Do you have a written job offer?, answer Yes. * When asked, Which option best describes your work situation?, choose I’m applying for an employer-specific work permit with LMIA-exemption.
  • franco-elig: ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023
    ### If you’re applying on or after June 15, 2023 To be eligible, you must * meet the general eligibility requirements for a work permit * live and work in 1 of the 9 Canadian provinces or 3 territories outside Quebec * be able to prove that your speaking and listening skills in French are at an intermediate level * This would be equivalent to a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale. * have an offer of employment for a job that’s classified under any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system unless the offer of employment is for a job in a primary agriculture occupation under TEER 4 and 5 If you applied before June 15, 2023
  • franco-after: ### If you’re applying from outside Canada
    ### If you’re applying from outside Canada If your application is approved, you’ll get a port of entry letter of introduction that says you’re allowed to work in Canada. This is not your work permit. Present this letter, and any other necessary documents , at the port of entry when you arrive in Canada. You’ll only get your work permit at the port of entry the day you arrive in Canada. ### If you’re applying from within Canada If your application is approved, we’ll send you a notification in your online account letting you know your work permit has been approved. You can start working as soon as you receive this notification. You don’t have to wait until you get your work permit in the mail to start working. ## Bringing your family with you
  • franco-after: If your spouse or common-law partner
    If your spouse or common-law partner or your dependent children want to work in Canada, they may be able to apply for an open work permit. Find out if they’re eligible for a work permit . Your dependent children can also go to school or university while you’re working in Canada. Find out if they need a study permit.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

For an approved application made outside Canada, the introduction letter is not the permit; the work permit is issued at entry after presentation of the required documents. A holder seeking permanent residence must qualify and apply separately. Applicants from outside Canada must show that they will leave before their work permit expires.

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Limits of the record
  • Programme-specific maximum duration and extension requirements are not established by the inspected pages; follow the operational instructions and current extension rules.
  • franco-after: ### If you’re applying from outside Canada
    ### If you’re applying from outside Canada If your application is approved, you’ll get a port of entry letter of introduction that says you’re allowed to work in Canada. This is not your work permit. Present this letter, and any other necessary documents , at the port of entry when you arrive in Canada. You’ll only get your work permit at the port of entry the day you arrive in Canada. ### If you’re applying from within Canada If your application is approved, we’ll send you a notification in your online account letting you know your work permit has been approved. You can start working as soon as you receive this notification. You don’t have to wait until you get your work permit in the mail to start working. ## Bringing your family with you
  • franco-after: If you want to stay in Canada longer,
    If you want to stay in Canada longer, apply for permanent residence†ircc.canada.ca as soon as you meet the eligibility criteria.
  • general-work-outside: show that you will leave Canada before your work permit expires
    show that you will leave Canada before your work permit expires

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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