Quebec demands federal quota system to relocate asylum seekers to other provinces
Quebec is calling on Ottawa to introduce a nationwide quota system to evenly distribute asylum seekers across Canada.
In a letter sent to federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller on July 22, Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette recommended that Ottawa set quotas for provinces to receive asylum seekers based on their demographic weight, their capacity to house newcomers as well as their “historic effort” to welcome them.
The story was first reported by the Journal de Québec.
