{"id":133538,"date":"2024-02-04T07:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/why-quebec-fails-to-attract-the-best-french-speaking-international-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-02-04T07:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T12:57:52","slug":"why-quebec-fails-to-attract-the-best-french-speaking-international-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/why-quebec-fails-to-attract-the-best-french-speaking-international-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Quebec Fails to Attract the Best French Speaking International Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The federal government\u2019s latest Express Entry draw<\/a> shows that the most talented French speakers from around the world are making a clear choice when deciding where to immigrate within Canada. It is not French speaking Quebec<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quebec\u2019s loss is the rest of Canada\u2019s gain when it comes to the profile of new French speaking immigrants who settle here.<\/p>\n

Ottawa\u2019s Liberal government is intent on boosting francophone communities and the cream of prospective French-speaking newcomers are decidedly against the right-wing politics of Quebec\u2019s governing Coalition Avenir Quebec.<\/p>\n

The 7,000 French-speaking newcomers invited through Express Entry<\/a> \u2013 the federal government\u2019s flagship selection system \u2013 on February 1, brings the total issued with ITAs since targeted draws began last year to 14,700.<\/p>\n

In issuing so many invitations to French speakers, Ottawa\u2019s message to Quebec is: If you don\u2019t want them, we do.<\/p>\n

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Quebec Premier Francois Legault, the leader of the CAQ, has been adamant in saying he only wants French speaking immigrants to move to his province.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he has stubbornly limited immigration levels to Quebec to about 50,000. This includes family and refugee immigration, meaning the economic intake is only about 32,000 for each of 2024 and 2025. When announcing these levels in November, he also revealed plans for a French test for temporary newcomers to the province.<\/p>\n

Quebec, with 8.5 million people, comprises 23% of Canada\u2019s population. Yet its planned immigration levels in 2024 will account for only about 10% of Ottawa\u2019s planned intake under the economic stream.<\/p>\n

The problem is that educated newcomers are aware of Legault\u2019s brand of politics. They are doing their research and deciding that Quebec is not for them.<\/p>\n

Processing challenges also persist in Quebec, with the federal government\u2019s website estimating a 10-month processing time for Quebec Skilled Worker applications versus six for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. In reality, processing times are often much longer under Quebec\u2019s immigration bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

Any educated newcomer who does even a small amount of research will soon realise that the option of applying to the rest of Canada is far more advantageous than going through Quebec.<\/p>\n

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