{"id":193551,"date":"2018-12-11T22:43:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T03:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=193551"},"modified":"2018-12-11T22:43:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T03:43:42","slug":"quebec-sets-admissions-target-of-40000-new-permanent-residents-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/11\/quebec-sets-admissions-target-of-40000-new-permanent-residents-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec sets admissions target of 40,000 new permanent residents for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Quebec has set an overall admissions target of 40,000 new permanent residents for 2019. This includes a target of 23,450 for Quebec\u2019s economic immigration programs, including 19,500 skilled workers. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quebec could admit up to 42,000 new permanent residents and issue as many as 24,800 selection certificates in the new year, the province says in its new immigration plan for 2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2019 \u2014 59 per cent \u2014 will come through the province\u2019s economic immigration programs, including the\u00a0Quebec Skilled Worker Program<\/a>\u00a0(QSWP).<\/p>\n

Quebec has set an overall admissions target of 40,000 new permanent residents for 2019. This includes a target of 23,450 for Quebec\u2019s economic immigration programs, including 19,500 skilled workers.<\/p>\n

The province\u2019s 2019 target for its\u00a0business immigration programs<\/a>, which include the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, Quebec Entrepreneur Program and the Quebec Self-Employed Worker Program, is set 3,200.<\/p>\n

A target of 750 admissions is also set for \u201cother economic categories\u201d such as caregivers and others.<\/p>\n

The remaining 16,550 new permanent residents are slated to arrive through family sponsorship, refugee and other immigration programs.<\/p>\n

In terms of\u00a0Quebec Selection Certificates<\/a>\u00a0(Certificats de s\u00e9l\u00e9ction du Qu\u00e9bec, or CSQs), Quebec\u2019s plan calls for issuing between 20,200 and 24,800 next year.<\/p>\n

Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, Quebec has sole responsibility for the selection of immigrants destined for the province, which makes it the only province in Canada with such an arrangement with Canada\u2019s federal government.<\/p>\n

Those issued a CSQ can then apply directly to the Government of Canada for a permanent residence visa.<\/p>\n

Under the 2019 plan, skilled workers will receive between 12,500 and 15,000 CSQs \u2014 more than half of the projected totals.<\/p>\n

Candidates in Quebec\u2019s various business programs will receive between 2,100 and 2,800 CSQs.<\/p>\n

The projected numbers of both admissions and CSQs for 2019 are down from previous years, and reflect a promise made by the new Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec government to reduce immigration levels by around 10,000 people per year on a temporary basis.<\/p>\n

In his introduction to the 2019 plan, Quebec\u2019s new Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, said the temporary reduction will ensure that those who are admitted are better integrated into the majority French-speaking province, while ensuring employers continue to have access to skilled foreign workers.<\/p>\n

During the fall provincial election, the Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s promise to reduce immigration was criticized as a populist move that ignored the reality of\u00a0mounting labour shortages in Quebec\u2019s outlying regions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau echoed that concern on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I hear throughout Quebec is business owners [\u2026] concerned about the shortage of labour,\u201d Trudeau told reporters.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m not sure this is the best time to reduce the number of people coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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