10/02/2026
🇨🇦 ONE MORE REASON TO START LEARNING FRENCH
The Government of Canada is investing approximately $1.2 million in new projects to support Francophone immigration outside Quebec. One of these projects directly focuses on Saskatchewan.
The Destination Saskatchewan project will help local employers attract French-speaking and bilingual workers from abroad to address labour needs in key sectors across the province.
🇫🇷 The project will include:
🔹 an interactive platform to help Saskatchewan employers identify and pre-screen French-speaking and bilingual professionals based on their workforce needs;
🔹 in-person and virtual international recruitment missions;
🔹 support for professionals with credential recognition and preparation for professional licensing and certification required to work in Saskatchewan;
🔹 support to help newcomers adapt after arrival.
The project will pay particular attention to employers’ workforce needs in agriculture, health care, mining, energy, technology and hospitality.
French can therefore offer an advantage beyond the additional opportunities available through federal immigration programs. Saskatchewan is also interested in attracting French-speaking and bilingual workers to help meet the needs of its labour market.
If learning French has been on your “maybe later” list for a while, this is one more reason to finally get started. 🇫🇷
Overall, the new federal funding supports projects in Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northern Ontario.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, September 29, 2026.