The province of Quebec, emphasizing the French language, maintains its annual capacity to accept immigrants at 50,000 people

According to Montreal CTV, Quebec Prime Minister Francois Lugo announced on Wednesday that his government’s immigration goal for 2024 will be roughly the same as this year, about 50,000 new immigrants. Lugo does not intend to increase the province’s annual immigration rate due to the threat of the decline of the French language. These immigration goals of Quebec will be in place for two years. Government documents in the parliament show that the actual number of immigrants who will be accepted next year is more than 60,000 people, that is, 12,000 people more than the prime minister’s goal, but Lugo stated that the increase in immigration He checked the province to 60,000 people and spared it because of the goal of promoting the French language. Prime Minister Lugo is trying to make the immigration priority of the province on the French language, but at the same time, he must satisfy the business sector to fill the labor shortage. . Accordingly, all temporary foreign workers intending to stay for more than three years, except those working on farms, will be required to pass a French test. Temporary workers have access to government French language classes and employers are required to provide certain hours of French language training to workers at work. Premier Lugo is also calling on the federal government to reduce the number of Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees living in Quebec. Quebec accepted more than 50% of asylum seekers who entered Canada last year.

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