Mayor says Quebec City shall welcome 5300
newcomers per year.
The mayor of Quebec City says that the
province is in a dangerous shortage of labour and thus is calling more number
of migrants to combat this issue.
Immigration topped the newly released list
of annual priorities mentioning the urgent need to fill 17,000 job vacancies in
the region.
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume’s states
that the lack of manpower is the deadliest problem and can hamper the city’s
economic future. He added, “It is no longer the time for observations or
studies or good intentions.”
The mayor further said that the Quebec City
region is only receiving six per cent of newcomers in Quebec each year, whereas
the actual immigration intake must be at least 10 percent.
This would mean 5,300 newcomers per year or
an increase of around 2,000 over current immigrants
The immigration call taken by the Mayor can
also be because of the upcoming province’s general election on October 1, 2018.
He said whoever be the next government in
Quebec also needs to improve the province’s immigration system to reduce
application processing times and make immigration process easier by recognizing
more professional experiences and degrees.
The province also is in need of more French
speaking immigrants, as the province first language is French. Quebec is a French city and to succeed in
this province an applicant requires a job and proficiency in French Language. Source Link
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