DIEPPE, New Brunswick, July 5, 2024

Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced funding for the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB). She made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, accompanied by the Honourable Greg Turner, New Brunswick Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour.

The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are each contributing $1,035,278 to the CCNB’s project to adapt the support model for international Francophone students. This brings the total investment to $2,070,556.

This project aims to maximize access, development and skills enhancement for the CCNB’s international students, enabling them to integrate into the job market and New Brunswick’s Francophone community. The CCNB recognizes the need to adapt its service model to better meet the specific needs of its rapidly growing international student population.

Thanks to this major investment, the CCNB will be able to enhance the experience of international Francophone students, promote their social and professional integration, and strengthen their sense of belonging to the New Brunswick and Canadian communities.