Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Thomas Laberge
Publication Date: June 10, 2024 - 17:02
Ottawa to give Quebec $750-million for surge in temporary immigrants
June 10, 2024
Ottawa says it will give Quebec $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province, while committing to process asylum claims more quickly and better distribute would-be refugees across the country.Federal officials announced the details Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Francois Legault met in Quebec City in response to the premier’s demands that Ottawa reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province and pay the costs linked to housing and caring for them and their children.
Unpublished Newswire
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