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ARTICLE · 27 JUNE 2017

Ottawa Has No Plans To Challenge Quebec On Investor Immigrants

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June 26, 2017 – The federal government is not about to challenge Quebec over its investor immigration program, despite British Columbia's claim its economy is hurt by the French-speaking province's system. Evidence suggests the vast majority of the mainly-Chinese nationals given visas through the scheme end up settling on the West Coast.

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June 26, 2017 – The federal government is not about to challenge Quebec over its immigration programs, despite British Columbia's claim its economy is hurt by the French-speaking province's system.

Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP), currently accepting 1900 new applications in 2017 is the source of B.C.'s frustration, as evidence suggests the vast majority of the mainly-Chinese nationals given visas through the scheme  end up settling in the West Coast province.

But the former Immigration Minister and current Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum publicly stated that's not about to change as it would be against Canada's constitution to try and make investors settle in a specific province. Once they have permanent residence status, they are free to move to any part of the country.  It appears the current Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has no plans to challenge Quebec.

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