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Ottawa to allow temporary foreign workers in Quebec to retain permits for up to 12 more months
The federal government will allow a 12-month extension for skilled temporary foreign workers who have applied for permanent residency in Quebec, responding partially to provincial requests.
- On March 13, 2026, Ottawa agreed to extend temporary work permits for skilled temporary foreign workers in Quebec while the province processes their permanent‑residency applications, announcing the decision in Saint‑Alban with Employment and Social Development Canada and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.
- Facing acute rural shortages, Quebec requested Ottawa extend permits for all foreign workers outside Montreal and Laval, but Quebec says the federal response was only partial.
- Eligibility is limited to people who have submitted an Application for Permanent Selection , and the maximum extension lets them support employers while Quebec assesses their selection.
- Federal ministers said the extension offers temporary continuity, but Quebec describes the federal response as only partial and warns uncertainty remains, and provinces must eventually wean off temporary workers.
- In the broader context, Ottawa aims to reduce temporary residents to 5 per cent by 2027, with roughly 220,000 TFWP permit holders and 2.85 million temporary residents as of October 2025.
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Ottawa to extend temporary worker permits for up to one year
Ottawa is responding to a request from Quebec and will allow temporary foreign workers to keep their work permits for up to 12 more months. At the same time, the federal government says that the province will eventually have to wean itself off temporary workers. “This maximum extension of 12 months granted to workers in […]
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The federal government extends for one year the permits of certain temporary foreign workers in the process of obtaining permanent residence in Quebec.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution59% Left
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- 59% of the sources lean Left
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