Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec is implementing a six-month freeze on the intake of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal starting in September, the province’s premier said Tuesday. François Legault’s announcement comes as his government has been calling for a “significant and rapid” reduction in the number of … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2024 1:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group representing Quebecers waiting to sponsor family members living abroad says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will accept. Laurianne Lachapelle of … Read more
Quebec Premier François Legault warned Friday there’s a risk of “overreaction” against newcomers if the province maintains its current immigration levels. Legault told reporters on the Gaspé Peninsula he doesn’t want to see Quebec end up like the United States or France, where the debate on immigration has fuelled extremist views. Recent data show there’s … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 10, 2024 4:06 pm Updated June 10, 2024 4:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Premier François Legault say Ottawa is offering $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province. Legault had been asking Ottawa … Read more
The latest spat between Quebec and Ottawa over immigration is based on politics and not the reality of the labour market, says the head of a major employers group. “In some ways, it’s deplorable,” said Karl Blackburn, president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec. His comments come as Quebec Premier François Legault … Read more
Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show the federal government spent more than $100 million housing asylum seekers at hotels in Niagara Falls over the last year. Nearly 5,000 asylum seekers were sent to hotels in the tourist city between Feb. 1, 2023, and Feb. 1, 2024, according to the immigration department. … Read more
Quebec is accusing Ottawa of violating provincial jurisdiction after the federal immigration minister unilaterally decided to accelerate the time it takes to reunite people with their foreign family members. On Monday, two Quebec ministers denounced the federal government’s plan, with Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette saying Ottawa’s decision is a “direct affront to Quebec’s areas of … Read more
Roxham Road, a notorious unofficial border crossing, might be closed but as advocates predicted, asylum seekers have found another way to enter Canada in record numbers: Montreal’s Trudeau Airport. Arturo Nava is fresh off a flight from Mexico City, ready to start a new life in Canada. The petrochemical engineer came on a tourist visa, … Read more
