Francophone students to have direct path to permanent residence under IRCC’s new pilot program
Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Marc Miller announced a new immigration pilot to welcome more international students into Francophone communities across Canada.
According to a release by IRCC, the Francophone Minority Communities Pilot Program (FMCSP) will improve admission rates and make the current program fair for students from Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
To do this, IRCC says “students and their families will be exempted from having to demonstrate that they will leave Canada at the end of their temporary stay. In addition, the required financial threshold will be adjusted to reflect 75% of the low-income cut-off associated with the municipality where the institution’s main campus is located.”
These students will also have a direct pathway to permanent resident status after they complete their programs and access to settlement services.
The pilot will open on August 26, 2024, and will accept 2,300 students in the first year. This cap will be reassessed in August 2025.
