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Quebec Halts Key Immigration Programs, Reevaluates Strategy

The province suspends applications for two major pathways to permanent residency, citing service pressures and a need to regulate newcomer arrivals.

Quebec wants to freeze two immigration programs to reduce the number of permanent immigrants settling in the province by 2025. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge holds a press conference concerning the Plan for the French language in Montreal, Sunday, April 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announces changes to Quebec's immigration policies during a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
François Legault

Overview

  • Quebec has temporarily frozen the Regular Skilled Worker Program and the Quebec Experience Program until June 2025.
  • The suspension aims to manage the increasing number of immigrants and reassess the province's immigration policies.
  • Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announced the moratorium, emphasizing the need to better regulate immigration.
  • The freeze will allow Quebec to clear application backlogs and potentially adjust permanent immigration targets.
  • Economic sectors express concern over the impact on labor supply, with 13,000 jobs currently unfilled in manufacturing.