{"id":1195,"date":"2022-03-15T18:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T21:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/alberta\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:21:33","slug":"alberta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/en\/alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\t<div class=\"theme-immigration\" style='background-image: url( https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alberta_general_56.jpg );'>\n\t\t<div class=\"left-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Alberta<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-box d-lg-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alberta_general_56.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes called \u201cthe other beautiful province\u201d, Alberta is where the plains of Western Canada meet the Rocky Mountains. It is the fourth most populous province in the country and is a major economic engine in Canada, due to its natural resources. The Francophone population is also growing; Edmonton is home to 34,000 French speakers and Calgary 29,000, while there is also a Francophone presence in Lethbridge, Banff, Jasper, Fort McMurray and the historic communities of Saint-Paul, Plamondon, Lac La Biche and Peace River.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"counter_count-1427439229\" class=\"counter-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"counter-box langcode-en\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"counter_1427439229_count-1\" data-fact=\"268605\">268605<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knowledge of French<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"counter-box langcode-en\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"counter_1427439229_count-2\" data-fact=\"88140\">88140<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>French first official language<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"theme-services pt_70\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-xl-4 gx-0 gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#la-vie-en-fran\u00e7ais\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"srv-box text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Life in French<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#immigration\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"srv-box text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2.png 234w, https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Immigration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#a-quoi-vous-attendre\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"srv-box text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What to expect<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#en-savoir-plus\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"srv-box text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;la-vie-en-fran\u00e7ais&#8221;][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"section-header theme-common pt_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLife in French\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-1366592928\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1 has_shape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box has_shape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Education<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ecole-nouveau-monde-Calgary.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@PIA et E\u0301cole nouveau monde Calgary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alberta has 41 French-language schools, under the authority of four school boards. Most offer a preschool service.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreest.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire Centre-Est<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csno.ab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/francosud.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire FrancoSud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centrenord.ab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The province has nearly 30 French-language daycare providers. They are listed by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des parents francophones de l&#8217;Alberta.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fpfa.ab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des parents francophones de l\u2019Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/institutguylacombe.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institut Guy-Lacombe de la famille (Edmonton et nord de l\u2019Alberta)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centredappuifamilial.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre d\u2019appui familial (sud de l\u2019Alberta)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the post-secondary level, the University of Alberta&#8217;s Campus Saint-Jean offers several college and university programs, notably in arts, education, administration and nursing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/fr\/campus-saint-jean\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campus Saint-Jean de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de l&#8217;Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-seperator-row\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-1873612719\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Health<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Centre de sant\u00e9 Saint-Thomas (Edmonton)<\/strong> has been created by and for the Francophone community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cscst.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Centre de sant\u00e9 Saint-Thomas (Edmonton)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reseausantealbertain.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00e9seau sant\u00e9 Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cscst.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire Saint-Thomas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-seperator-row\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-1194274394\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Economy and employment<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de l&#8217;Alberta (CD\u00c9A) is the main reference point for Francophone economic development and employment. It coordinates the Concerto Network, which brings together several bilingual municipalities in Alberta.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lecdea.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de l&#8217;Alberta (CD\u00c9A)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;immigration&#8221;][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"section-header theme-common pt_0 pb_0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2.png 234w, https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImmigration\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-1964933837\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-2 noshape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box noshape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Employment<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/emplois_Ontario.jpg\" alt=\"Employment\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alberta has a diversified economy based on oil and gas, manufacturing and agriculture, among others. The employment sectors currently most in demand across the province are (source: Alberta\u2019s labour market highlights 2016):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recreation, sport and culture<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Health<\/li>\n<li>Retail and services<\/li>\n<li>Administrative and financial sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-seperator-row\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-179463287\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1 has_shape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box has_shape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Settlement services<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Service-pour-setablir.jpg\" alt=\"Settlement services\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Edmonton<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Acc\u00e8s Emploi <\/strong>provides job-search assistance, occupation-specific language training, and services for women, seniors and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/accesemploi.net\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acc\u00e8s emploi Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de l&#8217;Alberta<\/strong> provides job-search assistance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lecdea.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de l&#8217;Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>La Francophonie Albertaine Plurielle (FRAP)<\/strong> helps with everyday issues, mentoring, and services for women and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frap.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Francophonie Albertaine Plurielle (FRAP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Centre d&#8217;accueil et d&#8217;\u00e9tablissement du Nord de l&#8217;Alberta (CA\u00c9)<\/strong> assists newcomers in the settlement and integration process. Services are offered in Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawcentralalberta.ca\/fr\/centre-d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre d&#8217;accueil et d&#8217;\u00e9tablissement du Nord de l&#8217;Alberta (CA\u00c9)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Calgary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Centre d&#8217;accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophones (CANAF)<\/strong> offers information, orientation, mentoring, and services for women, seniors and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canaf.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre d\u2019accueil pour les nouveaux arrivants francophones (CANAF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Portail de l&#8217;Immigrant Association (PIA)<\/strong> in Calgary provides information, orientation, mentoring, and services for women, seniors and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pia-calgary.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portail de l&#8217;immigrant Association de Calgary (PIA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Brooks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Association francophone de Brooks<\/strong> provides services to children and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afbrooks.org\/accueil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association francophone de Brooks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about the types of services and resources available in several Alberta regions, with specific support sheets by region, visit the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acfa.ab.ca\/index-main\/la-francophonie-albertaine\/liens-francophones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Services et de ressources disponibles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-seperator-row\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;big-headings&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-1355039152\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1 has_shape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box has_shape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Welcoming Francophone Community<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/calgary-communaute.jpg\" alt=\"Welcoming Francophone Community\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #82bdb1;\">Calgary<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calgary, Alberta&#8217;s designated Welcoming Francophone Community, is the fourth largest city in the country after Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. This multicultural metropolis is characterized by a pioneering energy and many employment opportunities. The city, which is quickly transforming due to rapid population growth, enjoys large economic diversity. In addition, Calgary is home to many sports, outdoor and nature enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n7.3% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n2.6% of immigrants have French as their first official language spoken.<\/p>\n<h6>Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canaf.ca\/communaute-francophone-accueillante-de-calgary-apres-la-phase-de-consultation-et-de-planification-la-phase-operationnelle-prend-de-lelan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information<wbr \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;a-quoi-vous-attendre&#8221;][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"section-header theme-common pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat to expect\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646225665629{background-color: #71bfb1 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-2059710128\" class=\"theme-common bg-transparent climat liststyle-1 noshape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box noshape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Climate<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gx-0 gy-5 row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col climat-box text-center gridcolumns-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Summer ( Fort Mac Murray )\n<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>18\u00b0C<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>on average<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>-16C<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>on average<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col climat-box text-center gridcolumns-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Winter ( Calgary )\n<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>+18 C<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>on average<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>-9C<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>on average<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-707524210\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1 noshape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box noshape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Geography<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alberta-GEO.jpg\" alt=\"Geography\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>North<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>boreal forest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>South<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> plains meets Rocky Mountains<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>West<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>beautiful National Parks (Banff and Jasper) and ski resorts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>Central<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>forest and fertile land<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>Population<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>two-thirds live in Calgary and Edmonton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-seperator-row\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-630643491\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Access<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockright col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"boxcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alberta has a <strong>well-developed road network<\/strong> that quickly and easily connects major urban centres with rural areas and neighbouring provinces;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two international airports<\/strong>, in Calgary and Edmonton, receive flights from other major Canadian cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;en-savoir-plus&#8221;][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"section-header theme-common\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t<div id=\"pageblock-content-4061683\" class=\"theme-common liststyle-1 noshape\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container pt_80 pb_80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-cnt-box noshape\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 blockleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"blocktitle\">Francophonie highlights<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blockimg\" 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