A Quebec political group is urging the provincial
government to reduce the burden of high rents and mortgages by freezing all temporary immigration regulations. Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon argues that the influx of temporary immigrants is exacerbating Quebecers’ housing crisis.
St-Pierre Plamondon emphasized the urgency of the situation, saying, “We need to act if we have more than 44 percent of people without shelter and housing that most households cannot afford,” arguing against integration group Avenir Québec (CAQ) for its alleged inaction.
In Quebec’s provincial parliament, the Assemblée nationale, President François Legault’s CAQ has 89 seats, followed by the Quebec Liberal Party with 19 seats, Québec Solidaire with 12, the PQ with just four and one held by an independent member follow the following.
Quebec admitted 52,810 new permanent residents last year,
according to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). In addition, the province issued 77,890 study permits to international students, 74,080 work permits through the International Partnership Program (IMP) and another 58,790 work permits through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
The Parti Québécois (PQ) is gaining momentum in the polls despite not having official opposition or official opposition status in the last two elections. To prepare for the 2026 elections, the party has announced plans to invest in at least 45,000 housing units in the next five years after assuming power
The PQ’s proposal to ban temporary immigration in the province echoes criticism from Avenir Québec (CAQ), a coalition to address the affordable housing crisis in Quebec
Canada is considering a plan for fixed immigration quotas in September
Temporary workers who come to the province with work permits, as well as international students in Quebec with study permits, often immigrate to Canada permanently through government channels such as the Express Access System and the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program and Federal Skilled Trade (FST) . . . . . ) program, the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or through provincially selected programs (PNP) offered by the provinces.
Parti Québécois plans to attribute the housing crisis to temporary immigration and federal Immigration Minister Mark Miller’s preparedness to unveil the temporary immigration status program through Immigration, Refugees and Citizens Canada (IRCC). meet.
Miller has already implemented measures to limit apprenticeship applications this year to 606,250, which is expected to reduce new apprenticeships by 40 per cent
