Legault Says Quebec Can’t Take in More Immigrants, After Feds Set 500K Target by 2025

Legault Says Quebec Can’t Take in More Immigrants, After Feds Set 500K Target by 2025
Quebec Premier François Legault speaks at a news conference prior to his government's first cabinet meeting since his party was re-elected, Oct. 26, 2022, at the legislature in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec Premier François Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa’s plans to significantly raise the country’s immigration levels.
Legault told reporters today that the federal government needs to understand that Quebec is facing a special challenge to preserve the French language.