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New program to admit 29,000 economic immigrants annually: Quebec immigration minister
Quebec will admit 29,000 permanent residents this year through monthly invitations prioritizing graduates, strategic sectors, and those with strong economic and linguistic integration potential.
- Jean‑François Roberge unveiled the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés in Montreal on Friday, saying Quebec will admit 29,000 permanent residents this year with monthly invitations starting this week.
- The new program replaces the PEQ, which had operated since 2010 and was cancelled last year, prompting protests and leaving thousands of foreign workers unsure of their future.
- Initial invitations have gone largely to regions outside Montreal and Laval, with 65.9 per cent living there, and nearly two-thirds of PSTQ invitees this year were Quebec graduates.
- Critics and municipal leaders demanded PEQ exemptions, but Roberge did not respond on Friday, instead inviting workers to apply under the PSTQ, which critics say is more exclusive.
- The government says regular monthly invitations will add predictability under PSTQ, with PEQ applications submitted before abolition still processed and requirements on experience and French proficiency.
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