Eligibility

You are eligible to apply if you: 

• are a Canadian citizen or hold Canadian permanent resident status; 
• are a resident of Alberta; and 
• hold a valid Alberta teaching certificate;      

 and you are one of the following: 

• a teacher (K to Grade 12) teaching in a Francophone or French immersion program or French as a second language; 
• a teacher presently in a school or on a secondment to an organization involved in the field of education; 
• a teacher hired to teach French or in French in the coming school year;
• an administrator, librarian, counsellor, or other professional staff working with students who are learning French in a Francophone or French immersion school, or studying French as a second language;
• a French program consultant working with Francophone, French as a second language, or French immersion teachers.

Definition: Permanent Resident

Canadian Citizen: A Canadian citizen is a person who is Canadian by birth or who has applied for Canadian citizenship through Citizenship and Immigration Canada and has received a citizenship certificate.

Permanent Resident in Canada: A permanent resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but has the right to enter or remain in Canada. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years of every five years or risk losing his or her permanent resident status. 

Resident in Alberta: A person is resident in Alberta when he or she ordinarily lives and sleeps in an Alberta residence, and to which when absent from the residence that person intends to return. When a person leaves their residence with the intention of residing elsewhere that person’s residence ceases.