Young immigrants in Quebec are going to benefit from an almost $5.3 million funding boost for settlement services, says the francophone province\u2019s immigration minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdolescence and early adulthood are crucial stages in the development and growth of young people,\u201d said Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fr\u00e9chette in French in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur government is committed to these young people, born of immigrant parents, encouraging them to participate in projects where they will be able to achieve their full potential to create and express themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis investment will make it possible to provide them with the tools and services to help strengthen their ties with their host community, Quebec.\u201d<\/p>\n Read More<\/b><\/p>\n Saskatchewan Issues 421 Canada Immigration Invitations In First Draw Of 2023<\/a> The new money is earmarked for organizations providing settlement services in French for immigrants aged 14 to 25 years old as part of Quebec\u2019s Program to Accompany and Support Integration, known in French as the Programme d’accompagnement et de soutien \u00e0 l’int\u00e9gration (PASI)<\/p>\n The funds will support 13 projects, each one undertaken by a different non-profit organization which offers settlement services, in each of the four regions of the province, the national capital region, Lanaudi\u00e8re, Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie and Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n Among the projects to be undertaken are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the three years ending in 2025, the youth component of PASI is expected to invest slightly more than $1.2 million in the province\u2019s national capital region, which includes Quebec City, $431,257 in the Lanaudi\u00e8re region, slightly more than $1.1 million in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie region, and almost $2.5 million in Greater Montreal.<\/p>\n The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals Quebec welcomed 68,685 new permanent residents last year, up 36.6 per cent from 50,275 in 2021.<\/p>\n Under a provincial-federal agreement, Quebec\u2019s annual share of new permanent residents is to be equal to its demographic clout within Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since the province has 23 per cent of the country\u2019s population, the national immigration target of 465,000 new permanent residents under the current Immigration Levels Plan<\/i> released by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser would mean Quebec could accept up to 106,950 new permanent residents this year.<\/p>\n Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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