February 11, 2019 – Ottawa has spoken out against the Quebec government's plan to put conditions on Canadian permanent residence in the French-speaking province.
The Coalition Avenir Québec government last week tabled Bill 9, setting out a number of immigration changes, including cancelling 18,000 pending skilled worker applications, affecting 50,000 potential new permanent residents.
As part of the Bill 9 changes, the CAQ also wants to put in place conditions for new permanent residents to learn French and adopt 'democratic values and the Quebec values expressed by the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms'.
In a statement, federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc pointed out that Quebec's immigration powers are 'clearly defined in the Canada-Quebec Accord'.
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