The Canada Work Visa for Francophones is a program aimed at attracting French-speaking workers to Canada to support the country's Francophone communities outside Quebec. The program is designed to help meet the workforce needs of employers and organizations outside the province of Quebec to support the growth and vitality of these communities. An important advantage of hiring French-speaking or bilingual foreign workers under this program is that the employers DO NOT need to apply and obtain a positive Labour Market Impact Assesment (LMIA). This wil significantly reduce the processing time and legal costs associated with hiring foreign workers.

A Canada work permit is a document that allows foreign nationals to work in Canada for a specific employer, for a specific length of time. To apply for a Canada work permit, the following steps should be taken: