Chambers of commerce launch call to “depoliticize” immigration in Quebec

He isolated himself to the threshold of 80,000 newcomers per year launched by a group of business leaders of which he was a part last week. This release has revived the immigration controversy.

The president of the FCCQ, Charles Milliard, is asking that we leave war of numbers sa perfect thresholdof the ongoing controversy over the number of immigrants Quebec should accept in the context of labor shortages.

It worries me that this is going to be a very emotional campaign topic, because immigration has always been a polarizing topic.he said in an interview with The Canadian Press on Friday.

” Political impetus is needed to depoliticize the debate. “

Last week, however, the FCCQ went out with other business leaders to seek out more immigrants, to meet the needs for staff, i.e., 80,000 per year, even 90,000 – i.e., 30,000 up to 40,000 more than the official threshold of 50,000 set by the Legault government.

We do not know, what the exact number is, please Mr. Milliard. I am not here to criticize the figure of my colleagues.

Ability to determine

Mr. now wants. Billion let’s first define what Quebec’s reception capacity is, for each region, with clear parameters, on the availability of public services, such as francization, CPE places, family doctors, facilities in leisure, public transport, etc. .

Every time we agree on a criterion, a variable that is evaluated to measure capacity, we reduce the political game, then we risk getting more consensus and making it a less polarizing topic, he said. After that, there are always political ideologies, and that’s okay. We are in a democracy.

He wanted a forum with representatives of the regions, the economic world and the socio-community milieu for data collection and decision-making training.

After that, it will be possible to calculate Quebec’s receiving capacity, according to Mr. Milliard.

In addition, the FCCQ regrets that public consultations that will take place this summer on planning years of immigration limits have been postponed until next year by the Legault government, after the elections.

Imagine, the happiness of having an electoral campaign where we don’t have this divisive topic on the legshe suggested.

Throughout the week, immigration issues made headlines.

After the release of the employers ’associations, the Parti Québécois questioned their request to raise the thresholds and called for a objective and calm debateaccording to scientific data.

Then, the CAQ government and the PQ asked the federal government to close Roxham Road, this irregular entry route for asylum seekers from the United States.

Premier François Legault reported that one hundred newcomers cross the border every day and that this pressure on public services is unsustainable for Quebec.

According to recent data, there will be at least 240,000 positions to be filled across Quebec and economic circles are pushing for the Legault government to admit more immigrants.