Quebec government freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services

The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers.Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said today the government has frozen the Quebec Experience Program, a path for permanent residency for foreign students who have graduated in the province.Roberge says the government is also suspending applications from the Regular Skilled Worker Program.