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Source: Canadian Parents for French Magazine Vol 2 Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2014
Employment rates in Canada are higher for those who speak both English and French (70%) than those who speak only English or only French (about 60%) = 60% difference.[1]
Bilingual employees earned about 10% more than English-speaking and 40% higher than French-speaking individuals.1
Nearly one third of hiring managers contacted by CareerBuilder.com say they will recruit more bilingual employees.[2]
81% of those who supervised bilingual employees considered them to be a valuable asset to their organizations.[3]
Recruiters see bilingualism as a sign of experience and education. When two employees have equal skills, companies are more likely to promote a bilingual employee. [4]
84% of employers surveyed considered knowledge of both English and French to be an asset or gave preference to English-French bilinguals.3
20% of employers anticipated greater demand for bilingual staff.3
Bilinguals can find and change jobs more easily than those who speak only one language. 4
French-language institutions outside Quebec report that significant enrollment comes from English-language students studying in French – nearly 70% of at Campus Saint-Jean in Alberta and about 30% at the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface in Manitoba.[5]
Enrollment in undergraduate French Immersion Programs at the University of Ottawa increased by about 60% between 2008 and 2013.5
400 university students found the prospect of improved employment opportunities to be a compelling reason for pursuing post-secondary studies in French.[6]