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The majority of the $350 million is allocated to Quebec under the Canada–Quebec Accord, at $196 million per year, [3] even though immigration to Quebec represented only 16.5% of all immigration to Canada in 2005. [4] The $350 million is budgeted to increase by an additional $90 million by 2009. [5]
The department was previously overseen by the Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities as a member of the Executive Council of Quebec. On 20 February 1978, Canada and Quebec signed an immigration agreement giving Quebec decision-making power to choose its independent immigrants, who would then have to be approved by Ottawa. [2]
Quebec had agents-general in London, Paris, and Brussels prior to 1936, when legislation was passed by the government of Maurice Duplessis closing all Quebec government offices abroad. The government of Adélard Godbout repealed the legislation and opened an office in New York City in 1940. When Duplessis returned to power in 1944, his ...
The Immigration Act, 1976, insured by the Parliament of Canada, was the first immigration legislation to clearly outline the objectives of Canadian immigration policy, define refugees as a distinct class of immigrants, and mandate the Canadian government to consult with other levels of government in the planning and management of immigration.
According to revealed data, there is a notable disparity between the annual quotas set (between 10,400 and 11,000) and the current number of pending applications (38,400, according to Radio-Canada), managed both by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration du ...
Canada receives its immigrant population from almost 200 countries. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, [1] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.
A 2014 report by the Fraser Institute indicated that "Relative to its size, Quebec is the most indebted province in Canada by a wide margin". [50] Immigration to Quebec is supported by integration programs favouring French, as it is the common language, as well as the principles of pluralism and interculturalism.
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (or IRB; French: La Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada, CISR), established in 1989 by an Act of Parliament, is an independent administrative tribunal that is responsible for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters.