How to register for full-time French courses for immigrants

You must be available to start your course when you apply. Your course can start quickly, even during the summer.

To register for a full-time French course, you must provide:

• A document proving your immigration status;

or

• Your individual reference number. You can find it on one of these documents:
  • Your Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ);
  • Your Certificate of acceptance from Québec (CAQ);
  • Your Asylum seeker document;
  • Acknowledgement of receipt of your refugee claim or a notice to appear for an interview for your refugee claim issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada;
  • Any other personal communication sent by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration.

To apply for financial assistance, you need to provide your social insurance number (SIN). For information on how to get your social insurance number, visit Service Canada .

If you do not have a social insurance number, you will need:

• Your Individual Tax Number (ITN);

or

• Your Temporary Tax Number (TTN);

It is a 9-digit number, provided by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

In the application form, you will need to indicate your preferred training location. You can consult the map of educational institutions that offer full-time French courses  to find a location near you.

Should you need assistance in completing your application, you may contact the training location where you wish to study, or to a supporting organization.

To register for a full-time French course, fill out the online application form.

You will be able to save your application and complete it through more than one visit should you need to change it before submitting it.

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Courses generally start within 50 working days if this is your first registration for a full-time French course.

Processing time begins when the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) receives your application form.

Your course may also start before the end of this period.

See the MIFI Customer Service Statement (in French only) for more details.

If you wish to allow a person (whether belonging to an organization or not) to have access to information concerning your application for admission to a French course or to allow that person to act on your behalf in connection with an application for a French course, you must complete the corresponding section provided for in the online application form.