International students living in Canada, temporary foreign workers and people from other countries are learning French to increase their chances of getting permanent resident status. On May 6, 2021, ...

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Families who enrol their children in an Ottawa Catholic School Board school are setting them up for success with OCSB’s 50/50 Immersion program. From their first day of kindergarten, students will ...

I’ve always wanted to be fluent in multiple languages, but at 27 years old with just English under my belt, I think I’m falling behind on my polyglot dream. It’s partly my fault — I studied French in ...

Johann Loewenstein spent three months this spring in Grenoble, France, learning the country’s native language in a Hail Mary attempt to become a permanent resident of Canada. Mr. Loewenstein, 21, then ...

The conventional wisdom says learning French for Canadian immigration takes years. Ishan Malhi's students have been completing their language requirements in just 4–5 months, while many traditional ...

If you speak French, you can communicate with people from around the world. It’s an official language in 29 countries in Europe, Africa, North America and the Caribbean. That’s the second highest ...

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Many people struggle with learning French, a language with plenty of complex grammar rules and tricky gendered nouns. The Local asked French language expert Camille Chevalier-Karfis her top three tips ...

Le mot juste can be a portal into another world entirely – but make sure you know your chicken from your horse When I was 17 my family visited France. One night in a restaurant in the Loire Valley, I ...