In response to the freeze on immigration programmes announced by Ottawa, an organization that defends the rights of immigrants is organising a demonstration in front of the Montreal office of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration early on Saturday afternoon.
To limit the number of permanent immigrants to Quebec, the CAQ government announced in October that it would freeze the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) graduate stream and the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) – which is to become the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) – until next June, by no longer accepting new applications for Certificats de Sélection du Québec (CSQ).
Additionally, the federal government announced the same month that it was lowering its targets for permanent residents, as well as for certain temporary immigrants, namely foreign students and temporary foreign workers.
The organization, Québec c’est nous aussi (LQCNA), argues that the decisions by the two levels of …