Quebec ideating new immigration program to accelerate francophone PR

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Quebec ideating new immigration program to
accelerate francophone PR
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Quebec, a province constantly seeking increasing
immigration independence, has discussed a program
to speed up the path to PR for certain immigrants
that speak French.
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• Ahead of the release of its next immigration
  plan, the province of Quebec is considering a new
  immigration program that would accelerate the
  path to permanent residence (PR) for francophone
  immigrants already living in Quebec.
• As part of this new immigration program, Quebec
  would target graduates from francophone CEGEP
  colleges and universities as well as temporary
  workers who have already lived in the province
  for some time.

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Why Quebecs immigration history is separated
from the rest of Canada

• Understanding Quebecs potential new immigration
  pathway requires a base understanding of why
  Quebec can create its own immigration programs in
  the first place.
• The present reality of immigration to Quebec is a
  result of the Canada-Quebec accord, which has
  progressively changed to allow Quebec the freedom
  to choose all their own skilled workers that
  wish to immigrate there based on the provinces
  curate criteria and procedures.

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• After launching its own immigration ministry in
  1968, Quebec has constantly sought immigration
  autonomy for its province, due largely to a
  desire to sustain the prominence of Canadas
  second official language (French) throughout the
  region. Such became clear when Christine
  Frechette, Quebecs immigration minister, voiced
  her displeasure that Canada has not yet made
  understanding the French language mandatory for
  immigration to the province.

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The two primary goals of Quebecs potential new
immigration program

• As Quebec has always aimed to do, the
  provinces primary goal with its new immigration
  pathway is to keep families, students, and
  workers in Quebec by creating a faster stream
  toward permanent residency.
• Also hoping to protect and grow the use of the
  French language throughout the province, Quebec
  will use this program as a means of advancing
  that objective by only fast-tracking francophone
  immigrants via this new pathway.

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