The Parti Québécois proposes to reduce the immigration threshold to 35,000 people per year.
This reduction is intended to take into account the reception capacity of Quebec, explained PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
By raising the threshold from 50,000 to 35,000 people per year, the PQ would bring this ceiling back to the level of the 1990s. According to the PQ, the subsequent increase in thresholds was followed by a decline in French.
Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon affirmed that contrary to the rhetoric conveyed by some of his adversaries, immigration does not solve the labor shortage. According to the PQ leader, immigration even has the potential to increase it since newcomers need services and housing, which puts pressure on the host society.
If elected, the PQ will require that 100% of economic immigrants have a knowledge of French before their arrival.
It will target the regionalization of 50% of newcomers, with a “fast track” for those who commit to settling in the regions and financial incentives for them to stay there.
The PQ will increase integration budgets by 50%, from $120 million to $180 million per year.
The number of places available for foreign students who do not speak French will be capped so that it corresponds to the weight of students attending English-speaking institutions, i.e. approximately 20% of the total.
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