Quebec agreed to let in more immigrants to address a serious labour shortage but said it will only accept French speakers. Read on.
The province is under pressure from business groups to loosen its cap on the number of permanent newcomers it lets in, to alleviate a labour shortage. The government of Premier Francois Legault now says one option is to gradually increase the limit to 60,000 people a year — a 20 percent bump. But knowledge of the province’s dominant language will be mandatory for the majority of them.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The province of 8.8 million people is the only part of Canada where more people use French than English, and its government has unique powers over immigration. Under the nationalist Legault, that has meant a restrictive policy — to the dismay of businesses that are crying out for workers. The province’s capital, Quebec City, has an unemployment rate of just 1.7 per cent, for example.
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