NEW! 

Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot

(FMCSP)

Who can apply

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP), you must meet the following criteria:

• be a citizen of an eligible country

• have a letter of acceptance from a participating designated learning institution (DLI) that says you’re applying under the FMCSP

  • Your study program must meet the requirements of the pilot.

• have enough money to pay for

  • your tuition fees
  • living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada
• live outside of Canada when you apply
• get a medical exam (if you need one)
• get a police certificate (if you need one)
• be able to prove that your French speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are at a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale

Depending on where you’re applying from, you may also need to provide other documents.

Eligible countries of citizenship to apply for the FMCSP

To be eligible, you must be a citizen of one of the following countries that are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

The Following Country are in this program: 

• Bénin. Burkina Faso. Burundi. Cabo Verde. Cameroon. Central African Republic. Chad. Comoros. Côte d'Ivoire. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dominica. Republic of the Congo. Djibouti. Egypt. Equatorial Guinea. Gabon. Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Haïti. Lebanon. Madagascar. Mali. Mauritania. Mauritius. Morocco. Niger. Rwanda. Saint Lucia. São Tomé and Principe. Senegal. Seychelles. Togo. Tunisia.

Requirements for your study program

You must have a letter of acceptance from a participating DLI that says you’re applying under the FMCSP. Your study program must meet the following criteria:

• be at the post-secondary level
• be full-time
• be 2 years of study or more
• lead to a degree or diploma
• have French as the primary language of instruction (over 50% of the classes are taught in French)

Bringing your family members with you to Canada

You may be able to bring your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children with you to Canada. They may be eligible for

• a visitor visa
• a study permit
• an open work permit

They must

• submit their application through their IRCC secure account, even if they apply at a different time, and

• provide proof that you’re applying under the FMCSP. For example:

  • the letter of acceptance from a participating DLI that says you’re applying under the FMCSP, or
  • your study permit that says you’ve applied under the FMCSP

Provincial attestation letter or territorial attestation letter

You don’t need a provincial attestation letter (PAL) or a territorial attestation letter (TAL) when applying for a study permit through this pilot.

Proof of financial support

You can prove that you have enough money to meet the financial requirement with any combination of the following documents:

• proof of a  your home country bank statement or Canadian bank account in your name, if you’ve transferred money to Canada
• a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution
• proof of a student or education loan from a bank
• your bank statements for the past 4 months
• a bank draft that can be converted to Canadian dollars
• proof you paid tuition and housing fees if you plan to live on campus
• a letter from the person or school giving you money or
• proof of funding paid from within Canada, if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program

The amount of money you need to have, in addition to your first year of tuition and travel costs, depends on the size of the community where the main campus of your school is located.

If your country uses foreign exchange controls, you must prove that you’ll be allowed to export funds for all of your expenses.

Language 

You must be able to prove that your French speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are at a level 5 or higher or in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens scale.

• You can take either of these approved language tests:

  • Test d’évaluation de français (TEF Canada)
  • Test de connaissance du français (TCF Canada)

When you apply, make sure you

• select “I am an applicant who meets another exception listed on the IRCC website” when asked “which exception do you qualify for?”

Path to permanent residence after graduation on this program of FMCSP

You may be eligible for permanent residence (along with your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children) after you graduate if you meet the following criteria:

• you are a resident of Canada (outside Quebec)
• you have a valid temporary resident status when you apply
• you have received an eligible degree or diploma while participating in the FMCSP

Additional criteria may be required.

GOOD LUCKY For This Program!

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