Schools

[Norekap]

HI
Can anyone help.
I have 4 children who will go to school when we arrive in canada.
We are a british family but we live in france.
Our children speak french fluently and we speak a little french.
We would like to send our children to a french school.
I would like to keep the children speaking french has I think it will be better for them in the future to be bilingual to have better opportunities in work.
Can I please do this and send them to a french school to carry on learning in french and speaking in french.
Thank you in advance

[lana]

Yes you can. As you maybe already know Canada has 2 official languages - English and French so of course we have a lot of French immersion schools. There are private French schools as well.
Quebec and New Brunswick are the two provinces where French is spoken widely.

In which province are you going to live?

[Norekap]

Hi
Thank you for your reply.
We were thinking of coming to live in nova scotia or new brunswick.
Are the french schools free or is there a fee.

[Tsveta]

Hi, There is no tuituon for the public schools. French immersion programs are most popular in the Maritimes - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI.

When are you coming to Canada?

[RSTech]

I live in SouthWestern Ontario and both my kids go to a French Catholic school (not French Immersion). My wife is from a small French community close by (Pain Court) and she wanted our kids to be fluent in French just like her and her family.

When we get assessed for property taxes we are asked which school board the education portion of our property taxes should go toward. For us it is French Catholic. Also, when we vote we are asked which school board so we can vote for trustees on the French Catholic school board since this impacts our children. So is it free? Not really, it is rolled into your property taxes just like the English public schools. You don't pay any extra for it, but make no mistake, you are paying for it through property taxes.

[Norekap]

Hi
Thank you to all for your help.
Can anyone please give me any websites so I can get some more information on the french schools.
We do hope to come to canada very soon.
Can anyone please tell me how the job market is in these parts of canada
(Nova scotia & New brunswick & PEI).
Thank you again.

[Tsveta]

Hi, I think RSTech has a point here. It is the same with the healthcare system... Anyway here is a Statistics Canada web site where you can learn more about the french immersion program:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/81-004-XIE/200406/imm.htm
and a list of French schools in Nova Scotia: http://www.sandyhines.com/french-immersion-06-07.pdf
or you can just search google for more info on the subject.

What is your profession? You can try the major job banks monster.ca and worlkopolis.com Try also to contact employment agencies (http://jobagencies.ca/index.asp?p=1&sp=1).

[futurepop]

Can anyone please tell me how the job market is in these parts of canada
(Nova scotia & New brunswick & PEI).
Thank you again.

Hi you can look for a job here http://jobbank.gc.ca/
The jobs posted here are not very well paid though.

[Norekap]

Hello
Thanks to all for the help.
I will have a look at the sites for the infomation and lists of schools.
My husbands profession is he is a Carpenter and Joiner and a Ships Carpenter.
We have looked at some job banks and also enquired about some jobs but have had no luck.
Should we just keep applying for jobs and see what happens.

[Tsveta]

Hello
Thanks to all for the help.
I will have a look at the sites for the infomation and lists of schools.
My husbands profession is he is a Carpenter and Joiner and a Ships Carpenter.
We have looked at some job banks and also enquired about some jobs but have had no luck.
Should we just keep applying for jobs and see what happens.


There is no harm in applying for jobs but you have to do it the right way.
Let your husband rewrite your resume - go here for more resume tips (http://www.jobagencies.ca/index.asp?p=4&sp=2).

Do you contact employers? How do you look for job? Are there any job postings for this profession in the major job banks?

[Norekap]

There is no harm in applying for jobs but you have to do it the right way.
Let your husband rewrite your resume - go here for more resume tips (http://www.jobagencies.ca/index.asp?p=4&sp=2).

Do you contact employers? How do you look for job? Are there any job postings for this profession in the major job banks?

Hi
Thanks for the reply.
My husband has done a resume but I really needs someone to have a look to see if it is done right.
My husband applys for job adverts with a letter and his resume.
There are alot of jobs in the job banks for my husbands profession but still my husband hears nothing.

[Tsveta]

Hi, did you try to call some recruiting agents? It is not easy to find a job when you are outside of Canada.
You can post a job request here along with his Resume: http://jobforum.ca/forumdisplay.php?f=17

[srv]

HI
Can anyone help.
I have 4 children who will go to school when we arrive in canada.
We are a british family but we live in france.
Our children speak french fluently and we speak a little french.
We would like to send our children to a french school.
I would like to keep the children speaking french has I think it will be better for them in the future to be bilingual to have better opportunities in work.
Can I please do this and send them to a french school to carry on learning in french and speaking in french.
Thank you in advance

Hi here you can learn more about the schools in New Brunswick:
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/reportcards/index.asp?snav=rc
This is a detailed info based on the Report cards of New Brunswick's Anglophone high schools.

and francophones:
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=708