The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

[Maxnajafi]

In my case, people ahead last month was 8,700 and now it is 8,400, so only 300 processed PR in the month (Quebec). If that rate is to stay, I'd get PR around July 2028.

However, everything could change in the upcoming months with the one-time initiative, well, at least for people outside Quebec as QC is still debating or negotiating or who knows what whether to be part of the initiative or not.

Having said that, if you are outside QC, with 2k people ahead, at 100/month it means you'd still need (mathematically) to wait around 20 months, which sounds too far ahead. I'm not familiar with the average people ahead outside QC nor the monthly rate, so not sure if this is normal or not. When did you apply?

Nothing will change for bloody Quebec, they still refuse to be part of this program.

 

[Galactus]

Nothing will change for bloody Quebec, they still refuse to be part of this program.

I agree. Check this out:

https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites...s-vite-residence-permanente-refugies-reconnus

 

[Maxnajafi]

I agree. Check this out:

https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites...s-vite-residence-permanente-refugies-reconnus

What I can’t understand is that there is no agreement for protected persons in Quebec between the federal government and the province. They can adjust other immigration streams, but not this one. I don’t know why the federal government keeps giving them so much freedom on this issue.For people like us, the last hope would be if the Liberal Party gained power in Quebec — otherwise, the only option might be to leave the province.

 

[Galactus]

What I can’t understand is that there is no agreement for protected persons in Quebec between the federal government and the province. They can adjust other immigration streams, but not this one. I don’t know why the federal government keeps giving them so much freedom on this issue.For people like us, the last hope would be if the Liberal Party gained power in Quebec — otherwise, the only option might be to leave the province.

Yes, you're right. They refer all the time to the CAN-QC accord, but my understanding is that it actually says that the PR decision regarding refugees inside Canada stays at the federal level, so it baffles me.

Now, if the Liberal Party wins there is a chance they join the initiative (which would be for 2027 the earliest). However the PQ is still ahead by a lot (I know the polls say that there is a recent tie, but they refer to number of votes, not circumscriptions, and it is the latter that defines the winner. As for circumscriptions, the projections gives the PQ still a healthy advantage as of March 08.

 

[Maxnajafi]

Yes, you're right. They refer all the time to the CAN-QC accord, but my understanding is that it actually says that the PR decision regarding refugees inside Canada stays at the federal level, so it baffles me.

Now, if the Liberal Party wins there is a chance they join the initiative (which would be for 2027 the earliest). However the PQ is still ahead by a lot (I know the polls say that there is a recent tie, but they refer to number of votes, not circumscriptions, and it is the latter that defines the winner. As for circumscriptions, the projections gives the PQ still a healthy advantage as of March 08.

I hope what happened in the federal election repeats here. They’re getting really close to the PQ now — it’s basically neck‑and‑neck. Honestly, after five years living in Quebec, leaving wouldn’t be easy for me, but I’m starting to look at Ontario depending on what happens after the October election.