{"id":968,"date":"2022-02-26T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T18:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/ontario\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T03:47:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T06:47:11","slug":"ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugies.immigrationfrancophone.ca\/en\/ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario"},"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\/Ontario_FCFA_immigration_098.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>Ontario<\/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\/Ontario_FCFA_immigration_098.jpg\" alt=\"Ontario\"\/>\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>Canada&#8217;s most populous province (13 million in 2016) also has the largest French-speaking community outside of Qu\u00e9bec. Over 600,000 Francophones live in Ontario, more than a third of them in the eastern part of the province (Ottawa and the counties of Prescott-Russell and Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry). They also have a strong presence in the North (Sudbury\/Algoma, Timiskaming and Cochrane areas). In Central-Southwestern Ontario, the Francophone population is growing rapidly through migration and immigration, particularly in the Toronto and Hamilton areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"counter_count-407754612\" 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_407754612_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_407754612_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: 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-1548545541\" 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\/Ontario_FCFA_immigration.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\tCr\u00e9dit : Conseil scolaire catholique Mon Avenir\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><strong>Twelve school boards (four public, eight Catholic) with nearly 300 French-language elementary and 100 French-language secondary schools.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>These are the four public school boards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cspne.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l\u2019Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cspgno.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l&#8217;Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csviamonde.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil scolaire Viamonde<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepeo.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conseil des \u00e9coles publiques de l&#8217;Est de l&#8217;Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Catholic school boards can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ocsta.on.ca\/school-directory-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A wide variety of early childhood services and programs are available in French in most regions. The Association francophone \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9ducation des services \u00e0 l&#8217;enfance de l&#8217;Ontario provides a registry of these services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afeseo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Association francophone \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9ducation des services \u00e0 l&#8217;enfance de l&#8217;Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9 offers college programs in French at its campuses in Ottawa, Orl\u00e9ans, Alfred and Toronto.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegelacite.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al, whose main campus is in Sudbury, also offers college programs in French in Hamilton, Hearst, Kapuskasing, London, Nipissing, T\u00e9miskaming, Timmins, Toronto, Welland and Windsor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboreal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to study in French at the following universities in Ontario: Laurentian University of Sudbury, University of Sudbury, Universit\u00e9 de Hearst, University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University of Ottawa, Glendon College at York University, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.<\/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-1179084147\" 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\">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\/sante_Ontario.png\" alt=\"Health\" \/>\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>One French-language teaching hospital, Montfort Hospital, is in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hopitalmontfort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montfort Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many hospitals are officially bilingual or offer services in French, including the Ottawa Hospital, the Children&#8217;s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Cornwall Hospital, the Sudbury Regional Hospital and the Notre-Dame Hospital in Hearst.<br \/>\nSeveral clinics and community health centres provide services in French in accordance with the French Language Services Act.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rssfe.on.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Language Health Services Network of Eastern Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/francosantesud.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Health Network of Central Southwestern Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reseaudumieuxetre.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French language health services Network of Northern Ontario<\/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-1265955318\" 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>Ontario is a large province; therefore, labour-market realities can vary by region. That being said, the provincial government considers the following sectors to be the key drivers of Ontario&#8217;s economy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aerospace<\/li>\n<li>Automotive<\/li>\n<li>Industrial automation and robotics<\/li>\n<li>Mining<\/li>\n<li>Food and beverage<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Chemicals and biochemicals<\/li>\n<li>Life sciences<\/li>\n<li>Financial services<\/li>\n<li>Information technology<\/li>\n<li>Clean technology<\/li>\n<li>Tourism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Public administration, agri-food, educational services, health care, and transportation and logistics also play an important role in the Ontario labour market.<\/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-10134584\" 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 Eastern Ontario<\/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 Eastern Ontario\" \/>\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>In each region, settlement services can help newcomers succeed in their French immigration project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Conseil \u00e9conomique et social d&#8217;Ottawa-Carleton (CESOC) offers the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) and settlement support services for Francophone immigrants, including in the areas of employment, health and social integration. https:\/\/www.cesoc.ca\/fr\/<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cesoc.ca\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Conseil \u00e9conomique et social d\u2019Ottawa-Carleton (CESOC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Vanier Community Services Centre, located in Ottawa&#8217;s East End, provides many practical resources to assist immigrant families.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscvanier.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Vanier Community Services Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9 offers French as a second language courses to newcomers and immigrants to Canada as well as labour-market integration services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegelacite.ca\/services-aux-immigrants?utm_campaign=rev5159&amp;utm_medium=menu&amp;utm_source=internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coop\u00e9ration Int\u00e9gration Canada offers various services to facilitate the integration of newcomers in the Ottawa region: French courses, employment training, translation, health, volunteer work, information program on culture and life in Canada, and specific accompaniment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cican.ca\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop\u00e9ration Int\u00e9gration Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Association canadienne-fran\u00e7aise de l&#8217;Ontario-Conseil r\u00e9gional des Mille-\u00celes provides a Francophone recepion and settlement centre to help newcomers to Kingston settle and find employment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acfomi.ca\/carrefour-daccueil-et-detablissement-pour-les-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Association canadienne-fran\u00e7aise de l&#8217;Ontario-Conseil r\u00e9gional des Mille-\u00celes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Centre de services \u00e0 l&#8217;emploi Prescott Russell provides job-search support for newcomers and assists them in accessing settlement programs and services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csepr.ca\/immigration\/soutien-aux-personnes-immigrantes-et-nouvellement-arrivees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre de services \u00e0 l&#8217;emploi de Prescotte-Russell<\/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-780634352\" 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 South Central Ontario<\/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\/La_passerelle.jpg\" alt=\"Settlement services South Central Ontario\" \/>\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@La Passerelle\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 Centre francophone de Toronto offers integration and settlement services, the Community Connections program, integration programs in French-language schools, and employment services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centrefranco.org\/fr\/newcomer-services\/new-immigrant-information-kiosk-at-lester-b-pearson-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Centre francophone de Toronto<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>La Passerelle-ID\u00c9 (Toronto) provides integration resources, including in relation to cultural competency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.passerelle-ide.com\/programmes-et-services\/integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Passerelle-ID\u00c9 (Toronto)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire Hamilton\/Niagara provides wellness services to newcomers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cschn.ca\/nos-services\/services-aux-nouveaux-arrivant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire Hamilton\/Niagara<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Centre communautaire francophone Windsor-Essex-Kent (CCFWEK) has an adolescent guidance centre that provides support to help facilitate academic, social, cultural and financial integration, and other activities. CCFWEK also offers the Settlement Workers in Schools program for newly-arrived families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al offers services in terms of needs assessment and referral for newcomers, information and orientation, language and vocational training, certification, employment assistance, workshops and group activities. These services are offered in various locations: Barrie, Chatham, Sarnia, Hamilton, London, Mississauga, Toronto and Windsor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboreal.ca\/futurs-etudiants\/informations-par-profil\/je-suis-nouvel-arrivant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Association des francophones de la r\u00e9gion de York offers free information, orientation, needs-assessment and community-connection services for newly-arrived refugees. The association also accompanies students and parents to help them integrate into the school system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afry.ca\/centre-accueil-et-etablissement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association des francophones de la r\u00e9gion de York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir provides welcoming and integration services for newcomers in the regions of Peel Halton, Toronto, Durham and Hamilton-Niagara.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscmonavenir.ca\/services\/services-daccueil-et-dintegration-des-nouveaux-arrivants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Connecture Canada offers professional development, entrepreneurship and community-liaison programs for Francophone immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connecturecanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecture Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Conseil des organismes francophones de la r\u00e9gion de Durham offers settlement services to newcomers as well as a Settlement Workers in Schools program to facilitate the integration of children in school.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cofrd.org\/?page_id=267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conseil des organismes francophones de la r\u00e9gion de Durham<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FrancoQueer, through its \u201cCarrefour des Immigrants FrancoQueer\u201d program, facilitates the settlement and integration process of French-speaking LGBTQIA newcomers and refugees in the Greater Toronto Area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francoqueer.ca\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FrancoQueer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00c9conomique de l&#8217;Ontario provides employment services and runs the Carielles program for Francophone women from visible minorities, both permanent residents and refugees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-ont.ca\/carrielles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00c9conomique de l&#8217;Ontario<\/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-1620028055\" 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 Northern Ontario<\/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\/Centre_communautaire.jpg\" alt=\"Settlement services Northern Ontario\" \/>\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@Centre communautaire du Grand Sudbury\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>Hearst to Smooth Rock Falls Northeastern Ontario Settlement Services supports people of immigrant background in meeting their basic needs (information, orientation, assistance in finding housing and employment) and in cultivating community links.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monnordest.ca\/nos-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hearst to Smooth Rock Falls Northeastern Ontario Settlement Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire du Grand Sudbury offers services in health, education, housing, employment, cross-cultural training for Francophone newcomers and support services for refugees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/santesudbury.ca\/nouveaux-arrivants-francophones-en-ontario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre de sant\u00e9 communautaire du Grand Sudbury<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al in Timmins, Sudbury offers services for refugees, needs assessment and referral for newcomers, information and orientation, accompaniment, language and vocational training, certification, and employment assistance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeboreal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l&#8217;Ontario (AFNOO) provides free settlement services for the successful economic integration of newcomers in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afnoo.org\/services-en-francais\/services-d-etablissement-et-d-employabilite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l&#8217;Ontario (AFNOO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thunder Bay Multicultural Association provides a range of essential information and referral services to assist and support newcomers, immigrants and refugees to settle successfully in the region. Services are available in French upon request. Please contact them in advance for an appointment.<\/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-261082873\" 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\/FCFA_villes.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\tCr\u00e9dit : CFA Hawkesbury\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><strong>There are three Welcoming Francophone Communities in the province: Hawkesbury in the East, Sudbury in the North, and Hamilton in the South.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/vivreahawkesbury.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawkesbury<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In <strong>Hawkesbury<\/strong>, daily life is lived primarily in French! This town is located near the Ottawa River between Montr\u00e9al and Ottawa. A multitude of Francophone community and social services are offered to all age groups. Its geographical location allows for outdoor activities of all kinds and for all tastes in summer and winter: biking, rafting, water parks or water activities, as well as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n91.1% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n26.6% of immigrants have French as their first official language spoken.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vivreahawkesbury.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/cfasudbury.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudbury<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sudbury is a larger city than Hawkesbury, and the main city in Northeastern Ontario. It is located five hours\u2019 drive from Toronto, and stands out for its post-secondary institutions, its tourist attractions based around science and geology, and its bilingual municipality interested in the Francophone cause. It boasts a vibrant Francophone community with a Francophone health centre, several Franco-Ontarian cultural and artistic organizations (theatre, festivals, music), daycares and Francophone schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n39.5% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n6.6% of immigrants have French as their first official language spoken.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cfasudbury.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reseausoutien.org\/fr\/le-reseau\/projet-des-communautes-francophones-accueillantes\/hamilton-ma-ville-accueillante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamilton<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Historic <strong>Hamilton<\/strong> is located between Toronto and Niagara Falls. It is Canada\u2019s second \u201csanctuary city\u201d and has more than 100 waterfalls. Its Francophone community is multicultural and extremely dynamic. The city aims to become a centre for the arts, entertainment and culture. Hamilton is also known as a hub of innovation: it is home to McMaster University, one of Canada&#8217;s leading research institutes in health sciences and engineering, as well as McMaster Innovation Park, a major scientific-research facility. Hamilton is also in close proximity to many of Ontario\u2019s top wineries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some figures:<\/strong><br \/>\n6.6% of the population knows French.<br \/>\n2.2% of immigrants have French as their first official language spoken.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reseausoutien.org\/fr\/le-reseau\/projet-des-communautes-francophones-accueillantes\/hamilton-ma-ville-accueillante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information about Hamilton as a Welcoming Francophone Community<\/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-1355557069\" 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_Ontario.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<div class=\"row gx-0 gy-5 row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-3\">\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-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>East\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>-10\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 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>+21\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 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-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>South\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>-4\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 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>+23\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 summer (many storms)<\/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-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>North\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>-15\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 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>+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 in 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-50544341\" 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\/geographie_Ontario.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>NORTHWEST<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Canadian Shield, infertile region rich in minerals, lakes and rivers<\/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>NORTHEAST<\/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>EAST<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>agricultural <\/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>wine-growing<\/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 metropolitan areas around Toronto and Hamilton in the south, and Ottawa in the east. In the north, it is concentrated around the urban centres of Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder 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<\/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-1300725347\" 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><span style=\"color: #82bdb1;\"><strong>Several international airports including Toronto Pearson International Airport and Ottawa International Airport <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The road network is well developed and allows for travel within the province as well as to neighbouring provinces.<\/p>\n<p>It takes 1 hour 10 minutes to reach the U.S. border from Ottawa and 1 hour 30 minutes from Toronto.<\/p>\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<\/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-26297626\" 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\/franco-ontario-flag-1.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>The Monuments de la francophonie de l&#8217;Ontario highlights the contribution of the Franco-Ontarian community in the province.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondrapeaufranco.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Monuments de la francophonie de l&#8217;Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The French Language Services Act of Ontario ensures access to French-language services in provincial government offices located in designated areas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/fr\/page\/services-gouvernementaux-en-francais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2007, the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario ensures that the province&#8217;s population receives services in French to which they are entitled.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Ontario was granted observer status by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), helping to promote Ontario&#8217;s Francophonie internationally.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francophonie.org\/francophonie-brief-1763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<\/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-1961023533\" 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\/historique_Ontario.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>Some 20 years after the passage of French explorer Samuel de Champlain into Ontario (1615), Jesuit missionaries established Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons near Georgian Bay, a settlement that was occupied until 1649. In the following century, in 1748, Francophones settled in Windsor in the southwest, and from the early 19th century onward, many Francophones migrated from Lower Canada (now Qu\u00e9bec) to rural eastern Ontario and the city of Bytown, which later became Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mining and lumbering brought Francophones to the Sudbury area and further north to Timmins, Hearst and Kapuskasing. 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