Rabat - Canada’s Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, Christian Paradis revealed on Tuesday in Rabat that the Moroccan community in Canada is the second largest African community in Canada.
Co-chairing the opening ceremony of the Canadian Embassy’s new compound in Morocco, Christian Paradis emphasized the deep cultural and social history that tie Morocco to Canada.
‘’This explains why Canada is home of over 72 thousands Moroccans who hold the Canadian citizenship,’’ he said.
The Canadian Minister further revealed that over 3000 Moroccan students follow their higher education in Canada thanks to the cooperation agreements that exist between Moroccan and Canadian universities; Moroccans students being mainly based in Quebec.
Christian Paradis praised the Moroccan community in Canada for demonstrating ‘’a great ability to integrate into Canadian society, and becoming one of the most effective communities in Canada./With MWN