Quebec Premier Francois Legault is scheduled to once again beg Trudeau to “redistribute” immigrants in Quebec to other provinces.

Quebec Premier to again beg Trudeau to send immigrants to other provinces

According to an update from The Canadian Press, Trudeau and Legault will meet on June 10 to discuss immigration. Specifically, Legault wants to ask the federal government to “better distribute asylum seekers throughout the rest of the country.”

Legault previously met with Trudeau in March after sending a letter in January, both times asking for total control over immigration into Quebec.

According to Legault, “Quebec has done more than its fair share” when it comes to immigration, providing support to 60,000 asylum seekers out of the over 1 million immigrants who came into Canada in 2023.

He added that housing affordability is a huge issue and that mass immigration puts a strain on this as funds are diverted from Quebecers to provide shelter to immigrants.

“Asylum seekers have trouble finding a place to live, which contributes to accentuating the housing crisis,” the letter said. “Many end up in homeless shelters, which are overflowing.”

Of course, given its size, Quebec hasn’t seen nearly as many immigrants as other provinces.

According to Statista, Ontario saw over three times (199,297) as many immigrants as Quebec (64,470) between July 2022 and June 2023. And that’s not including temporary foreign workers and students.

According to the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), Canada hosted 1,040,985 international students in 2023, representing a 29% increase in the number of international students from the previous year, a 63% increase in the number of international students in Canada in the past 5 years, and a more than 200% increase in the last decade.

Over half are in Ontario. And for foreign workers, the stats are roughly the same in terms of where they end up.

Nonetheless, Quebec’s Premier is seeking special privileges to avoid mass immigration. But whether Trudeau complies with this request remains to be seen.

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