Quebec wants to accept more than 71,000 permanent residents in 2022
In an interview with the French-language Radio Canada television network, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet downplayed this year’s increase in immigration to the province. The province is expected to reach a new peak of 71,275 new permanent residents in 2022, up more than 41.7 percent from 50,285 last year, as the province attempts to make up for candidates who were unable to come at the height of the COVID-19. If the government does decide to increase immigration levels […]