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The Quebec government is suspending two major pathways to permanent residency as part of a reassessment of its overall immigration strategy.
Over the next few months, the Legault government will stop issuing Quebec Selection Certificates (CSQs) — an essential document in the immigration process — for economic immigrants and foreign students applying through two of its main pathways to permanent status.
This freeze will target those wishing to immigrate to Quebec under the Regular Skilled Worker Program and the graduate stream of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ).
At a news conference Thursday, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said freezing admissions was the "courageous" decision, arguing that Quebec would otherwise have reached almost 70,000 permanent residents.
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