{"id":1210,"date":"2022-03-15T17:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/colombie-britannique\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:14:59","slug":"british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/en\/british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia"},"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\/Colombie_britanique_general.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>British Columbia<\/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\/Colombie_britanique_general.jpg\" alt=\"British Columbia\"\/>\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>British Columbia (B.C.), referred to as Canada&#8217;s Pacific Gateway, is the country\u2019s third most populous province. The population \u2013 some 4.6 million people \u2013 is increasingly multicultural; its beautiful landscape and temperate climate attracting newcomers from all over the world. Greater Vancouver has a large Francophone population, while many Francophones also reside in the capital, Victoria, and elsewhere on Vancouver Island; in the Okanagan Valley; and in North and Northwest B.C. (Prince George, Prince Rupert, Kitimat). Overall, French is the mother tongue of more than 70,000 people in the province.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"counter_count-1624376525\" 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_1624376525_count-1\" data-fact=\"316735\">316735<\/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_1624376525_count-2\" data-fact=\"73325\">73325<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>French as 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-1411444928\" 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\/Enfants-diversit-CSFB.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@Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (CSF)\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>The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF) public school board provides French-language education through a network of 37 schools, including 10 in Greater Vancouver and surrounding areas, five on Vancouver Island, two in the North (Prince George and Terrace) and three in the Okanagan Valley.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csf.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the early childhood level, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique (FPFCB) lists some 50 daycare and preschool services in French in the province, including more than 30 in Greater Vancouver.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fpfcb.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique (FPFCB)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the post-secondary level, Vancouver&#8217;s Coll\u00e8ge \u00c9ducacentre offers certain college, continuing education and distance education programs in French. Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, although mainly English-speaking, offers a few programs in French in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/educacentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver&#8217;s Coll\u00e8ge \u00c9ducacentre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/baff-offa\/fr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Fraser University (Burnaby)<\/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-1998978152\" 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>R\u00e9soSant\u00e9 Colombie-Britannique is the organization responsible for developing access to health services in the province. It maintains a directory of health-care professionals who can provide services and care in French.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resosante.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00e9soSant\u00e9 Colombie-Britannique<\/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-1004824210\" 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 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de la Colombie-Britannique (SDECB) provides services to businesses, assists in job searches, and is active in the tourism sector. There is also a Vancouver Francophone Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdecb.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique de la Colombie-Britannique (SDECB)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ccfvancouver.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver Francophone Chamber of Commerce<\/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-1505810855\" 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><strong>The following are the four most in-demand sectors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health and social care<\/li>\n<li>Professional services<\/li>\n<li>Retail trade<\/li>\n<li>Arts, recreation and accommodation<\/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-517125618\" 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\">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\/Services-etablissement.png\" 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><strong>The BC Francophone Immigration Program<\/strong> offers various services for newcomers, including employment and settlement assistance, and networking and community connections. The program is available in different offices: Vancouver (Maison de la francophonie), New Westminster, Victoria, Fraser Valley and Tri-Cities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vivreencb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The BC Francophone Immigration Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lamaison.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maison de la francophonie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Le Cercle des Canadien Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> de Prince George offers a welcome and orientation space, practical tools and resources, twinning activities, and forums and networking events for newcomers to Prince George.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bienvenueaprincegeorge.ca\/nos-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Cercle des Canadien Fran\u00e7ais de Prince George<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Services T\u00c9FI\u00c9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To facilitate the adaptation\u00a0process of Francophone newcomers and help students and their families integrate quickly and sustainably into the school community, the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique\u2019s TEFIE services provide a range of services, free of charge, in French.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tefie.csf.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Services T\u00c9FI\u00c9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coll\u00e8ge \u00c9ducacentre<\/strong> provides settlement and integration services for Francophone immigrants, as well as English-language learning services through its LINC program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/educacentre.com\/en\/settlement-services\/\">Coll\u00e8ge \u00c9ducacentre<\/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-1117876942\" 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\/Communaute-francophone-accueillante.png\" alt=\"Welcoming Francophone Community\" \/>\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@Communaute\u0301 francophone accueillante de Prince George\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>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #56c2b1;\">Prince George<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a population of 74,000, Prince George is the largest city in Northern British Columbia, earning it the nickname of the province&#8217;s &#8220;northern capital&#8221;. Located in the interior of British Columbia, in the heart of small forestry and mining communities, this Welcoming Francophone Community dating back more than half a century has the attractions of city life while being close to nature. The community offers services to facilitate settlement, help finding a job, recreational activities and community connections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n5% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n1,2 % 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:\/\/bienvenueaprincegeorge.ca\/en\/nos-services\/\">More information<\/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-1829621655\" 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\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\/climat_CB.jpg\" alt=\"Climate\" \/>\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<div class=\"boxcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-5 text-white\">The Pacific coast offers a temperate climate all year round. In the central and interior regions, the summer is warmer. Further north, winters are longer and colder with heavy snowfall.<\/div>\n<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<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>Vancouver\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>5\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 in the winter<\/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>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 in the summer<\/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>Prince George\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>-7\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>average in the winter<\/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>17\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>average in the summer<\/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-555345145\" 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\">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\/gEographie_CB.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<div class=\"boxcontent mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Three-quarters of the province is covered by mountains.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<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\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>orchards and vineyards<\/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>NORDEAST<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>plains with grain farming<\/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>NORTH<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>glaciers, provincial parks, old-growth forests<\/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>Pacific coast with the Haida Gwaii islands and Vancouver Island<\/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-886873915\" 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 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The journey between Vancouver and Calgary takes about 12 hours, while the border with the United States is an hour&#8217;s drive from Vancouver.<\/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-1610988050\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bons-coups-de-la-francophonie_CB.jpg\" alt=\"Francophonie highlights\" \/>\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<div class=\"boxcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1941, the first French-language convention was held in Victoria, leading to the creation of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique.<br \/>\nIn 1982, the Franco-Columbian flag was unveiled. It bears the floral emblem of British Columbia \u00ac the dogwood \u00ac as well as the fleur-de-lis (lily flower), which symbolizes the Francophonie.<br \/>\nIn 2009, ahead of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the BC Francophone community \u2013 as part of their efforts to develop a BC Francophone brand \u00ac created the unifying slogan \u201cLa Colombie-Britannique, j&#8217;en fais partie\u201d (\u201cFrench, a part of us\u201d).<\/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\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-1989628283\" 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\">History<\/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>When Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to cross the Rockies, arrived on the Pacific coast in 1793, he was accompanied by six French-Canadian voyageurs. 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