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Please Provide Full Details:

1. Proposed Position(s), Work Location(s), Hourly Rate, Hours per Week, Contract Duration.
2. Staffing at Location: Total Employee Count & Number of Temporary Foreign Workers currently employed.
3. Year of Business Incorporation/Establishment.
4. Additional Notes.

Please Include the Following:

1. Nature of Care (childcare, senior support, medical needs) & Profile of Care Recipient(s) (e.g., age, specific health conditions).
2. Living Arrangement (Live-in vs. Live-out), Hourly Rate & Hours per Week.
3. Prospective Applicant (if known): Age, Highest Educational Credential, Language Proficiency (English/French), and Related Work History.
4. Additional Notes.

Please Provide Full Details:

1. Sponsor’s Legal Status (Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident) & Current Residence (Country/Province).
2. Partner Being Sponsored: Citizenship & Current Country of Residence.
3. Number of accompanying dependent children.
4. Sponsorship Background:
- Has the Sponsor submitted a sponsorship application in the past?
- Was the Sponsor sponsored as a spouse in the last 5 years?
5. Is the Sponsor currently in Undischarged Bankruptcy, receiving Social Assistance (welfare), or in default of child support or immigration loans?
6. Relationship Details: Date of Marriage or date common-law cohabitation began.
7. Admissibility Issues: Does the sponsor or the applicant have any history of criminal charges, severe health conditions, or prior visa denials from any country?
8. Current Status & Past Marriages: If the applicant is currently residing in Canada, what is their active immigration status? Have any prior marriages for either party been officially dissolved by divorce?
9. Additional Notes.

Please Include the Following:

1. Applicant Citizenship & Current Country of Residence (Please specify your Status, e.g., Worker, Student, PR).
2. Reason for Travel, Intended Arrival/Departure Dates & Length of Stay.
3. Are you visiting specific relatives or friends? (Please specify relationship).
4. Details of any previous Canadian or US visa applications or refusals.
5. Available Funds & Reasons to Return Home (e.g., Employment, Assets, Family obligations).
6. Additional Notes.

Please Include the Following:

If through your Canadian ancestry (you may already be a Canadian citizen by law — no residence, tax or language history needed):

1. Which relative connects you to Canada (parent, grandparent, great-grandparent…) and how they became Canadian (born in Canada, naturalized, or by descent).

2. What you can provide to support your claim (e.g., birth/marriage certificates, your ancestor's citizenship or naturalization record).

If you are a permanent resident (citizenship by grant):

1. Date your Permanent Residence was obtained.

2. Total number of days spent in Canada during the past 5 years (estimate is fine).

3. Did you hold temporary status in Canada (e.g., Student, Worker) before becoming a PR? If yes, type and duration.

4. Have you filed Canadian Income Tax Returns for at least 3 of the last 5 years?

5. Proficiency level in English or French (Basic, Intermediate, Fluent).

6. Prohibitions & Background: any criminal history (convictions, probation, or parole, inside or outside Canada); and whether you are currently subject to a Removal Order or under investigation by immigration authorities.

Additional notes (either case).

Please Include the Following:

1. Applicant (Parent/Grandparent):
- Citizenship & Current Country of Residence.
- Details of prior Canadian or US visa applications or refusals.
- Do you have any significant pre-existing medical conditions?
2. Host (Child/Grandchild in Canada):
- Legal Status (Citizen or Permanent Resident).
- Household Composition: Total count of individuals residing in the home (including spouse and dependents).
- Gross Annual Household Income.
3. Additional Notes.

Please Provide Full Details:

1. Employment Status: Do you have a valid Job Offer? (Include Employer Name, Role, LMIA approval status, or if applying as an Intra-Company Transferee).
2. Open Work Permit (if applicable): Please specify your category (e.g., Spouse of Student/Worker, PGWP, or International Experience Canada/IEC).
3. Background: Summary of relevant Work History and details of any previous Canadian visa applications or refusals.
4. Additional Notes.

Please Provide the Following Details:

1. Proposed Study Plan: Program Name, Academic Level (e.g., Diploma, Master's), and status of Letter of Acceptance (LOA).
2. Language Proficiency: Standardized Test Scores (IELTS, CELPIP, TEF).
3. Economic Establishment: Source of Funds & Ties to Home Country (reasons to return).
4. Visa History: Details of any previous applications or refusals for Canada or the US.
5. Additional Comments.

Please Provide Full Details:

1. Current Immigration Status: Type of permit (e.g., Visitor, Student, Worker) & Expiration Date.
2. Justification for Extension:
- Study: (e.g., New Letter of Acceptance).
- Work: (e.g., Updated LMIA or Job Offer details).
- Visitor: (Purpose of continued stay, e.g., ongoing tourism, family visit, or pending Spousal Sponsorship).
3. Additional Notes.

Please Provide Details for Principal Applicant and Spouse:

1. Personal Profile: Age, Citizenship, Marital Status, Highest Educational Credential, Language Proficiency (IELTS, CELPIP, TEF), and Settlement Funds.
2. Work History (Past 10 Years):
- Total years of Foreign Skilled Work.
- Total years of In-Canada Skilled Work.
3. Proposed Province of Residence (e.g., Ontario, Quebec, BC).
4. Canadian Ties: Relatives in Canada, prior Canadian study/work history, or Valid Job Offer.
5. Additional Notes.

1. What program do you need help with?
2. Share your current citizenship, residence, and immigration status—and whether you have family in Canada.
3. Are you looking to apply, renew or appeal?
4. Let us know if you're working toward a deadline or have key dates in mind.
5. Observations (provide details).

Castle & Co. — Canadian Immigration Consultants

Mobilité Francophone: The LMIA-Free Work Permit for French Speakers Outside Quebec

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Employer welcoming a new French-speaking hire with a handshake in a bright office outside Quebec

Mobilité Francophone lets a Canadian employer hire a French-speaking worker without a Labour Market Impact Assessment. It is one of the fastest routes to a work permit for French speakers, with one condition that surprises many people: it does not apply in Quebec.

Here is who qualifies and what each side has to do.

At a glance

  • Work permit exempt from the LMIA, exemption code C16
  • French: NCLC 5, speaking and listening only
  • The job must be outside Quebec

What is Mobilité Francophone?

A work permit exempt from the LMIA, under exemption code C16, for French-speaking workers with a job offer outside Quebec.

The employer does not have to prove that no Canadian was available for the job. That is the step that usually takes the longest, and here it simply does not exist.

Why doesn’t it apply in Quebec?

Because the program is designed to support French-speaking communities in the rest of Canada.

The worker must live and work in one of the nine provinces or three territories outside Quebec. A job offer in Montréal or Québec City does not qualify, even if the job is entirely in French. For Quebec, the route goes through the province’s own programs.

What level of French do you need?

Man with a headset speaking during an online French speaking test at his desk

NCLC 5, intermediate, in speaking and listening only.

You do not need to prove you can read or write in French. The level has been NCLC 5 since June 15, 2023; before that it was 7.

To prove it, you can use:

  • The oral results of a TEF or TCF test.
  • A written confirmation from a college or university that you studied in a French-language program.
  • Other documents showing your education was in French.

Which jobs are eligible?

Almost all of them: any TEER category, from management to entry level.

EligibleNot eligible
Any TEER category (0 to 5)Primary agriculture jobs in TEER 4 and 5

What does the employer have to do?

Man cycling to work along a riverside path on an autumn evening

Submit the job offer through the Employer Portal and pay a $230 compliance fee.

The worker cannot apply for the permit until the employer has done this, because the application uses the offer number the portal generates.

How to use this

  1. Confirm the job is outside Quebec. It is the first filter, and the one most often overlooked.
  2. Get your French proof ready: a TEF or TCF oral result is the simplest.
  3. Ask the employer to submit the offer in the Employer Portal and pay the fee.
  4. Then apply for the work permit with the offer number.

Where we come in

Castle & Co. works with French speakers and the employers who want to hire them:

  • Confirming that the job and the location qualify
  • Preparing the proof of French that IRCC accepts
  • Coordinating the employer’s offer and the worker’s application

If the job is in Ontario, our post on the Ontario French-speaking stream explains what replaced it. If you have a job offer outside Quebec, start your process now and we will tell you if Mobilité Francophone fits.

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