Free French classes for immigrants - Montreal

Francisation program from the Ministry of Immigration

Our school offers you French courses to learn French quickly and to facilitate your integration in the Quebec society. Our program is subsidized by the Québec government and is part of the Linguistic Integration Program for Immigrants.

Our courses are offered part-time.

Our French courses

As our main teaching material, we use “Agir pour interagir”, a didactic material created by the Ministry. Other textbooks, such as « Québec atout » and « Textuellement vôtre » are also used in support, to provide additional exercises.

Our teachers frequently use interactive and multimedia elements (audio, video, animations) to promote active learning.

Eligibility requirements

Our French courses are FREE for the following groups:

Your place of birth is outside Canada;
You are 16 or older;
You live in Québec.

If you are working or studying temporarily in Québec, you can register for full-time or part-time French courses offered by the Gouvernement du Québec.

If you are studying temporarily in Québec, you must be registered in a study program recognized by the Government of Canada. This study program should be your primary occupation. When your registration in your main program is confirmed, you can register for francization services in Québec.

Since July 1, 2021

Admissible immigrants taking a part-time French course are entitled to financial assistance of $26 per day of training, a first!
They can also receive an allowance for child care, which has been increased from $7 to $9 per day of training, per child or dependent person.
Temporary workers, foreign students, as well as their spouse, are now eligible for part-time French courses as well as the accompanying financial assistance. Prior to this, individuals who were temporarily residing in Québec did not have access to in-class French courses offered by the Government of Québec. Read the notice for individuals temporarily residing in Québec.