Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Francophone-community participation, local priorities, designated employers, recommendation intakes and allocations can change; recheck local and federal controls.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Choose a participating Francophone community
Select one current FCIP community and review its official sectors, employers, recommendation intake and settlement expectations.
- Expected output
- A dated Francophone-community and local-source record.
- Checkpoint
- The community is currently participating and the applicant controls the destination choice.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Verify the employer and offer
The employer confirms current community designation and prepares the written occupation, duties, wage, hours, location, duration and applicant details required by FCIP.
- Expected output
- A current employer designation and complete FCIP job offer.
- Checkpoint
- Employer and offer details match the selected community and every later record.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot · www.canada.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Prepare French and candidate evidence
Prepare accepted French-language results plus education/ECA, work, passport, status, family, funds and community-intent records required by the current pilot.
- Expected output
- A current FCIP candidate evidence set.
- Checkpoint
- Language report numbers and validity are exact and FileNorth did not select an occupation code or decide eligibility.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot · www.canada.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Complete the local recommendation process
Submit the community’s current recommendation application with the designated offer and candidate evidence and retain every local confirmation or request.
- Expected output
- A community recommendation submission and decision file.
- Checkpoint
- Neither application nor recommendation is described as guaranteed federal approval.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot: Get a job offer · www.canada.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Verify recommendation and federal readiness
If recommended, compare applicant, employer, occupation, community, conditions and validity with the planned federal case and open the current FCIP checklist.
- Expected output
- A verified recommendation and personalized federal checklist.
- Checkpoint
- Recommendation and offer remain valid and the federal checklist belongs to this applicant and pilot.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot · www.canada.ca - 06RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Submit the federal FCIP application
Prepare the recommendation, offer, French, education, work, civil, family, police and medical records, pay IRCC directly and submit in the applicant’s own account.
- Expected output
- A recommendation-linked federal submission, receipt and AOR.
- Checkpoint
- The federal forms reproduce the community records and all time-limited evidence is current.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot: Apply for permanent residence · www.canada.ca - 07RESPONSIBLECanada
Complete admissibility and settlement handoff
Answer IRCC admissibility requests, follow the final decision and retain current community settlement contacts for the applicant’s own arrival planning.
- Expected output
- A federal decision and organized community-settlement handoff.
- Checkpoint
- No permanent status is assumed before IRCC’s final document and settlement facts remain applicant-controlled.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Francophone Community Immigration Pilot · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the selected Francophone-community and intake records, employer designation and offer, accepted French results, education/ECA, work, passport/status/family, funds and community-intent evidence, recommendation application and decision, federal FCIP checklist, civil/police/medical controls, receipts, AOR, requests, decision and settlement contacts.