Services We Offer
RIFTNO members and partners are pleased to serve French-speaking newcomers during their settlement in the NWT in the following areas
What We offer
Support to promote integration
Employment Support and Professional Development
Education from K-12
Language Classes and Testing
Cultural and Community Activities
Healthcare Resources
Additional services in French
Explore RIFTNO Services
- Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (CDÉTNO) | https://cdetno.com/
- Pre-departure services through Connexion FrancophonesSettlement services once arrivedSupport for school-aged children and their families (Settlement Worker in Schools)
- Yellowknife Immigration Partnership
- Intercultural Centre NWT | www.interculturalnwt.ca
- A bilingual Centre that regroups settlement and integration services under one roof
- Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (CDÉTNO) | https://cdetno.com/ |
- Immigration, recruitment and employment servicesNWT Career Centre
- Entrepreneurship services
- Collège nordique francophone | https://college-nordique.com/
- Post-secondary education
- Professional Development
- Garderie plein soleil | https://www.garderiepleinsoleil.com/lagps |
- Early childhood services
- After-school services
- Commission scolaire francophone Territoires du Nord-Ouest | https://www.csftno.com/
- École Allain St-Cyr in Yellowknife
- École Boréale in Hay River
- Canadian Parents for French – An organization that fosters bilingualism by promoting and creating opportunities for students to learn and use French in Northern Canada
- Collège nordique francophone | https://college-nordique.com/
- English Classes through LINCTest d’évaluation de français (TEF)
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)
- NWT Literacy | https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/
- Informal English language training through recreational activities
- English conversation circles
- Frontier College | https://www.frontiercollege.ca/
- Individual tutoring for various topics, including English
- Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife | https://www.afcy.info/
- Cultural and social eventsRecreational activities and workshops
- Community initiatives
- Association franco-ténoise du Sud et de l’Ouest | https://aftso.ca/
- Cultural and social events
- Recreational activities and workshops
- Communauté francophone accueillante (CFA) de Yellowknife
- Sports, recreational and socio-cultural activities
- Twinning activities between newcomers and Canadian citizens
- Collège nordique francophone | https://college-nordique.com/cnf-ateliers/
- Community workshops
- Réseau TNO Santé | https://www.reseautnosante.com/
- Services TNO – Service in French offered by the Government of the Northwest Territories
- Médias ténois – A francophone community organization that covers news in the Canadian North through various platforms
- Aquilon, a weekly newspaper
- Radio Taïga, a 24/7 radio
You can refer to the Francophone Immigration Services Map for more details on the services available in the Northwest Territories here.