{"id":1214,"date":"2022-03-15T20:07:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T23:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/manitoba\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:08:14","slug":"manitoba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/en\/manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba"},"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\/Manitoba_FCFA_immigration_099.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>Manitoba<\/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\/Manitoba_FCFA_immigration_099.jpg\" alt=\"Manitoba\"\/>\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>Located in the geographic centre of the country, the province of Manitoba is home to nearly 43,000 Francophones. Two-thirds of Franco-Manitobans live in the Winnipeg area, including in the neighbourhoods of St. Boniface, St. Vital and St. Norbert, while the other third live in a series of villages and rural municipalities, mostly in the southern part of the province.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"counter_count-595865214\" 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_595865214_count-1\" data-fact=\"1530435\">1530435<\/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_595865214_count-2\" data-fact=\"597065\">597065<\/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 : Statistique Canada, Recensement de 2016<\/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-749336926\" 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\/Manitoba_image02.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 de de\u0301veloppement e\u0301conomique des municipalite\u0301s bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM)-Festival du Voyageur\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>Twenty-four French-language elementary and secondary schools are grouped together under the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsfm.mb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division scolaire franco-manitobaine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is also an adult education service, the Centre d&#8217;apprentissage franco-manitobain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsfm.mb.ca\/ScriptorWeb\/scripto.asp?resultat=836377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre d\u2019apprentissage franco-manitobain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Universit\u00e9 de Saint-Boniface offers some 30 university, technical and professional training programs, as well as distance education, entirely in French.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ustboniface.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Saint-Boniface<\/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-1970838517\" 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\">Health<\/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\/Manitoba_image03.jpg\" alt=\"Health\" \/>\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@Socie\u0301te\u0301 de la francophonie Manitobaine (SFM)\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>Approximately 60 clinics, nursing homes, hospitals and other providers offer services in French, including St. Boniface Hospital (Winnipeg), Sainte-Anne Hospital (Sainte-Anne-des-Ch\u00eanes) and Sainte-Rose General Hospital.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stbonifacehospital.ca\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">St. Boniface Hospital<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de la francophonie manitobaine a directory of French-language services, which includes health-care professionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"gmail-m_-6713413526405250046MsoListParagraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annuaire.sfm.mb.ca\/annuaire\/cliniques-et-centres-de-sante-communautaires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00e9pertoire des services en fran\u00e7ais<\/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-744206731\" 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\/Manitoba_Emploi.png\" 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>These are the main sectors hiring in Manitoba:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00e9rospatiale<\/li>\n<li>Agro-alimentaire et transformation alimentaire<\/li>\n<li>Biotechnologie et sciences de la vie<\/li>\n<li>Industries culturelles<\/li>\n<li>\u00c9nergie et environnement<\/li>\n<li>Services financiers et assurances<\/li>\n<li>Technologies de l\u2019information et des communications<\/li>\n<li>Mines et min\u00e9raux<\/li>\n<li>Tourisme<\/li>\n<li>Transport, logistique et distribution<\/li>\n<li>Services d\u2019\u00e9tablissement<\/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-1727694486\" 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\/serviceetablissement.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>L&#8217;Accueil francophone<\/strong>, in Saint-Boniface, offers many settlement services in French, including the Refugee Resettlement Assistance Program (financial support, accommodation, integration support), reception of newcomers, twinning, support in finding housing, language courses, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/accueilfrancophonemb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019Accueil francophone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Pluri-elles<\/strong> REDI program helps refugees and asylum-seekers improve their professional and French and English language skills, through training and an internship. The non-profit organization provides many other community connection, literacy and employment services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pluri-elles.mb.ca\/main.php?p=59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pluri-elles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Universit\u00e9 de Saint-Boniface<\/strong> offers free French courses to newcomers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ustboniface.ca\/francais-pour-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Saint-Boniface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique des municipalit\u00e9s bilingues de Manitoba (CDEM)<\/strong> has employment programs to help Francophones obtain and maintain employment in Manitoba.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdem.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conseil de d\u00e9veloppement des municipalit\u00e9s bilingue de Manitoba (CDEM)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conseil jeunesse provincial inc.<\/strong>, a youth organization, matches individuals from the host community with newcomers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conseil-jeunesse.mb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil jeunesse provincial inc.<\/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-454907861\" 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\/Manitoba_image04.jpg\" 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 La Broquerie\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;\"><strong>Seine River Region<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Seine River Region includes the municipalities of Tach\u00e9, Sainte-Anne and La Broquerie. These are small farming communities with a good Francophone presence. They offer the charm, safety, friendliness and peace of rural life, while being just a stone&#8217;s throw from Winnipeg. In addition, Franco-Manitobans have structures in place to welcome newcomers, and are helping to build a community that fosters a sense of belonging and values inclusion and diversity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n25% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n4.5% of people work in French.<\/p>\n<h6>Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cfa-seine.rifmb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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-143277161\" 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\t<div class=\"boxcontent mb-5 text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>Subarctic climate in the North, continental climate in the South<\/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<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>Winters\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>-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>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>Summer\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>20\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<\/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-82491635\" 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\/Manitoba_FCFA_immigration_098.jpg\" alt=\"Geography\" \/>\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@dan-hussey\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\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>Hundreds of lakes cover the province.<\/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>Far North<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>tundra and large lakes (Hudson Bay) <\/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 and East<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>boreal coniferous forest and muskeg <\/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>tall grass prairie, grain farming, vegetable oil production and cattle ranching<\/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-1826633213\" 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>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #82bdb1;\">Winnipeg&#8217;s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport handles many domestic and U.S. flights.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The road network is well developed mainly in the southern part of the province.<br \/>\nThe U.S. border is an hour and a half away from Winnipeg by car.<\/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-414507552\" 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\/Manitoba_image06.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 1971, Bill 113 was introduced, recognizing English and French as the two official languages of instruction in Manitoba&#8217;s public schools.<\/p>\n<p>In 1981, the provincial government established the French Language Services Secretariat (now the Francophone Affairs Secretariat).<\/p>\n<p>In 1994, the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine No. 49 was created, with 22 French-language schools.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, L&#8217;Accueil francophone, a reception and settlement service sponsored by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 franco-manitobaine, was created.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the Francophone Community Enhancement and Support Act (Bill 5) is unanimously passed by the provincial legislature.<\/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-1775360766\" 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\">History<\/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\/Manitoba_image07.jpg\" alt=\"History\" \/>\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>The French presence in Western Canada dates back to the 18th century. Founded by the M\u00e9tis, the Red River Colony with its capital, St. Boniface, grew in the early 19th century to become one of the main centres of French life in the West.<\/p>\n<p>This colony became the province of Manitoba in 1870, following a popular and democratic movement led by Louis Riel. The Manitoba Act recognized the linguistic and cultural duality of the new province, but between 1870 and 1885, M\u00e9tis and Canadian Francophones quickly became a minority.<\/p>\n<p>The Franco-Manitoban community continued to vigorously assert itself, however, and in 1916 created the Association d&#8217;\u00e9ducation des Canadiens fran\u00e7ais du Manitoba (AECFM). The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 franco-manitobaine was created in 1968. 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