FMCSP PROGRAM: A DIRECT PATHWAY FOR PR TO STUDENTS

Submitted by Jaya Kiran on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 19:55

Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) from select countries offers a path for participants to stay in a Francophone minority community (outside Quebec) after they graduate. 

The pilot program is a flagship measure of the Policy on Francophone Immigration announced earlier this year and will benefit FMCs by helping them attract and retain international students. 

To improve the approval rate, students and their families will be exempted from having to demonstrate that they will leave Canada at the end of their temporary stay.

In addition, the required financial threshold will be adjusted to reflect 75% of the low-income cut-off associated with the municipality where the institution's main campus is located.

Pilot program participants will also benefit from a direct pathway from temporary to permanent status after obtaining their diploma, and they will have access to settlement services while they’re studying to help them integrate successfully into their communities. 

Eligibility:

  • Must be a Citizen of Eligible country 
  • Hold LOA from Participating DLI ~ Post-Secondary Level [2yrs min.]
  • Have French language as Primary language of instruction [50% of classes taught in French]
  • Must prove French Skills @ Level 5 

Students may bring spouse/partners and children’s with them.The spouses or common-law partners of the principal applicants may also come to Canada under the pilot program and eventually apply for permanent residence.

Although an annual cap for most study permit applications was established on January 22, 2024, the FMCSP is not included in the overall cap. Each participating DLI will be allocated a limited number of acceptance letters that can be issued for the purpose of processing study permits under the pilot program.

The maximum number of study permit applications that (IRCC) will accept under the pilot program is 2,300 for the first year. A cap for the second year of the pilot program will be set by August 2025.

Source: IRCC