{"id":71762,"date":"2019-08-28T01:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T01:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/quebec-spends-55m-helping-businesses-hire-temporary-workers-while-cutting-skilled-worker-immigration"},"modified":"2020-02-06T23:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T04:53:56","slug":"quebec-spends-55m-helping-businesses-hire-temporary-workers-while-cutting-skilled-worker-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/quebec-spends-55m-helping-businesses-hire-temporary-workers-while-cutting-skilled-worker-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Spends $55m Helping Businesses Hire Temporary Workers While Cutting Skilled Worker Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug 27, 2019 – Quebec has announced new funding to support businesses looking to hire temporary foreign workers<\/span><\/a>, with the province in the grip of a labour shortage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The governing Coalition Avenir Quebec will spend nearly $55 million to help the recruitment and integration of temporary workers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The funding comes as the CAQ follows through on an election promise to cut permanent immigration by 20 per cent, despite the protestations of the business community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Quebec<\/p>\n

Quebec currently leads Canada with a job vacancy rate of 4.1 per cent. The latest figures show it has nearly 121,000 unfilled positions and a record-low unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, employers are turning to TFWs for their recruitment needs<\/span><\/a>. The number of\u00a0work permits issued for Quebec<\/span><\/a>\u00a0rose by 36 per cent in 2018, with 17,685 permits issued during the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Figures show the rise is continuing in 2019 with 21 per cent more permits issued in the first quarter compared to the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The new funding, announced by Labour Minister Jean Boulet on August 26, includes $20.9 million in assistance for businesses looking to hire TFWs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The money will be spent in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n