Canadian province Quebec is desperate for immigrants to fill in jobs

Key Aspects:

• Quebec plans to welcome more than 71,000 permanent residents in 2022
• Quebec has been permitted to choose its economic immigrants, unlike other provinces
• Quebec plans to lure more French-speaking newcomers
• The newcomers receive most non-health services in French after six months in the province
• Quebec has Canada's second-highest job vacancy rate among provinces
• Quebec has recorded 40% of Canada's estimated 81,000 vacant manufacturing positions in 2021

Overview:

In contrast with other Canadian provinces, Quebec can choose its economic immigrants. The government has relied more on the temporary workers lowering the number of permanent residents who were to be invited. It states the increase in the francophone share of economic immigrants.

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Main Features:

Quebec's strategy to attract more French-speaking newcomers is nerve-racking for a few business owners who require immigrants from different backgrounds to meet the tight labor needs of the tight labor market in the Canadian province.

In contrast with other Canadian provinces, Quebec can choose its economic immigrants. The government has relied more on the temporary workers lowering the number of permanent residents who were to be invited. It states the increase in the francophone share of economic immigrants.

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Premier Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) is insistent on protecting the French, which he states is weak in predominantly English-speaking North America.

A new French Minister was announced by the government of Premier Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec, which passed a law that is far-reaching for the newcomers to receive most non-health services in French after six months in the province.

Some business owners warn the move of the Legault campaigns to attract more francophones which could put off immigrants with critical skills. Quebec has Canada's second-highest job vacancy rate among provinces.

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Immigration Plans for Quebec 2022

The immigration to Quebec will hit a record-high of roughly 71,000 new permanent residents in 2022 after the immigration numbers decreased to 25,225 in 2020. The province attempts to compensate for the immigrants who could not arrive during the pandemic.

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Statistics Canada survey

As per the Statistics Canada survey Quebec records 40% of Canada's approximately 81,000 vacant manufacturing positions in the fourth quarter of 2021. Manufacturing reported 12.6% of Quebec's GDP in 2021, which was higher than any other sector.

Quebec's contribution to Canada's total number of new permanent residents dropped to about 12.4% in 2021 from 21.3% in 2012.

From the Statistics Canada data, Quebec risks losing newcomers to the other Canadian regions. About 16.3% of immigrants who arrived in Quebec in 2009 chose other provinces in 2019, almost double that of Ontario.

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