Quebec imposes country cap for Regular Skilled Worker Program

[rcincanada2019]

https://www.cicnews.com/2024/10/quebec-imposes-country-cap-for-regular-skilled-worker-program-1047278.html#gs.gaxnpq

Quebec is limiting the number of foreign nationals invited under the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) to a maximum of 25% from any one country.
The Quebec minister of immigration, Jean François Roberge, announced the new policy on October 9.

The policy is effective from October 9 2024 to October 9 2025.

For each draw conducted by the Quebec immigration ministry, the proportion of invitations issued to foreign nationals of any single country will not exceed 25%.

Roberge claimed that the policy is intended to promote diversity of national origin among economic immigrants settling in Quebec.

He explained that in 2024, applications for the Regular Skilled Worker Program have exhibited a marked decrease in diversity of origin.

Will other provinces follow suit soon?

IMO, the 25% is still high and would not help much to promote a true diversity in its population. A more realistic number, I think, is 10% or lower.

Your thoughts?

 

[scylla]

https://www.cicnews.com/2024/10/quebec-imposes-country-cap-for-regular-skilled-worker-program-1047278.html#gs.gaxnpq


Will other provinces follow suit soon?

IMO, the 25% is still high and would not help much to promote a true diversity in its population. A more realistic number, I think, is 10% or lower.

Your thoughts?

IMO, no. This is a Quebec thing to protect the French language / culture.

 

[armoured]

IMO, no. This is a Quebec thing to protect the French language / culture.

Agree. Most likely in reality was that some non-French speaking country / applicants without French went over 25%. They wouldn't have this limit if it was one-third from France, for example.

 

[nzkko]

Agree. Most likely in reality was that some non-French speaking country / applicants without French went over 25%. They wouldn't have this limit if it was one-third from France, for example.

That's likely not the reason, since it's now impossible to apply via Quebec RSWP without any French. They changed the scoring last year.

 

[rcincanada2019]

It's a good idea, though, to have a country cap to promote a more diverse immigrants. That is, if Canada is really accepting diversity.

 

[armoured]

That's likely not the reason, since it's now impossible to apply via Quebec RSWP without any French. They changed the scoring last year.

I'm interested to know what the policy rationale is, then. If it's really diversity - great. Unfortunately with the current government we've rather been conditioned to assume it's more about ... linguistic nationalism, I guess is how I'd phrase it. (Never too far from those other nationalisms...)

 

[nzkko]

I'm interested to know what the policy rationale is, then. If it's really diversity - great. Unfortunately with the current government we've rather been conditioned to assume it's more about ... linguistic nationalism, I guess is how I'd phrase it. (Never too far from those other nationalisms...)

We'd need to see RSWP statistics to draw any conclusions, but apparently recent draws have been severely dominated by applicants from certain countries (and no, it was not France)

 

[Copingwithlife]

IMO, no. This is a Quebec thing to protect the French language / culture.

Which is a good thing

 

[canuck78]

IMO, no. This is a Quebec thing to protect the French language / culture.

I'm interested to know what the policy rationale is, then. If it's really diversity - great. Unfortunately with the current government we've rather been conditioned to assume it's more about ... linguistic nationalism, I guess is how I'd phrase it. (Never too far from those other nationalisms...)

Assume it has to do with large volume of people learning French just to secure PR and appears there is some language testing fraud. Many are apparently being called in person interviews which seems to be an informal French test to ensure language testing is accurate. Think many of the new French learners are not learning French with plans to be a frequent French speaker and will likely continue speaking primarily English and/or other language. In general not a great idea to have a huge volume of immigrants from one country. For many it prevents integration into general Canadian population and at it’s worse many other social issues. Don’t think anyone would claim putting most Somalian refugees in a few locations has had a great outcomes and neither has Brampton, Richmond, Surrey, etc.

 

[armoured]

We'd need to see RSWP statistics to draw any conclusions, but apparently recent draws have been severely dominated by applicants from certain countries (and no, it was not France)

Which countries?

 

[canuck78]

Which countries?

India.

 

[nzkko]

India.

Which countries?

No, not India. Cameroon: https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/821401/quebec-limite-pays-programme-immigration-permanente?

Relatively few Indians immigrate to Québec actually