February 25, 2019 – A Quebec judge on Monday ordered the provincial government to continue processing existing applications under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.
The decision comes after the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec's attempt to suspend 18,000 existing applications while it tries to pass its new immigration law. Bill 9 would see the applications cancelled altogether. The new bill is currently being debated in Quebec's National Assembly.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Frederic Bachand awarded a 10-day provisional injunction requiring the immigration minister to continue processing applications under the current Quebec immigration rules.
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