Hi, i'm currently doing my Master's degree in England (I won't bore you with the details) and I was wondering, is it preferable to be able to speak French to live and work in Canada? I'm set on immigrating once I graduate and work in the media broadcasting industry. Cheers for your answers, 10 points to the best I promise.
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It is in Quebec
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Outside of Quebec province, French isn't really required except for government jobs. But you should be fluent in French if you want to work in Quebec, even if you're writing and broadcasting in English, because lots of Quebecois people express themselves better en francais.
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I'm a Canadian, and I took French all throughout high school for that reason - that employers favour you over other potential employees. A lot of jobs do not require you to speak French at all, but that all depends on the profession you're looking into going into. Anything in politics will definitely require you to speak the language. Otherwise, it is simply an additional asset that you offer the company. Depending on where you choose to immigrate to is also another factor. In Ottawa, you will likely need French to communicate to roughly 50% of the citizens. Anywhere in Quebec is also largely French-speaking, and same goes for Northern Ontario. Overall, Canada is a really multicultural society, so ultimately any additional language will lwork in your favour in one aspect or another.
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Not all canada speaks french. Quebec is the only one that is non versatile.
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When you try to get your immigrant visa a knowledge of French gets you extra points, up to 10 extra if you are fluent.
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Speaking French is not important or required anywhere except Quebec. If you live in Quebec, French might or might not be required depending on where you live, and the industry that you work in.
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very important,also lobby with CBC to allow free viewing in the nasty country to the south regrds her majesty and all w/in sound of beau bells
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fluency in your first language (in your case - english) gets you 16 points fluency in your second language (french) only gets you a further 8 points the total possible points for language is 24. French is NOT absolutely necessary unless you really really want to live and work in Quebec. Media broadcasting - well yes - French would certainly help BUT broadcasting is NOT a job that is in demand so you are unlikely to be permitted to immigrate if you actually do work in radio or on TV.
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What they said!
