US EditionQuebec government cuts immigration targets for permanent residents
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The Legault government decided: Quebec will welcome 45,000 permanent immigrants per year from 2026 to 2029. This decline, compared to the current situation, remains the highest threshold among the different scenarios that were under study. The caquists also put an end to the very popular program of the Quebec experience, which has been suspended for more than a year and whose return was demanded by the business community and the academic world.
Quebec wants to admit 45,000 new arrivals a year until 2029.
Targets go wrong with business associations that see it as a greater threat to the economy than Donald Trump's tariffs.
Le Charlevoisien
EnBeauce.comThe Legault government finally opted for a moderate reduction in immigration by lowering the thresholds to 45,000 new permanent residents per year for the period 2026 to 2029. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge was juggling with three scenarios of decline: 25,000, 35,000 and 45,000 immigrants per year. Nevertheless, this is a significant decrease considering that the government expects to receive a maximum of about 61,000 permanent immig…
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