Premier François Legault says the federal authorities ought to pressure asylum seekers arriving in Quebec to maneuver to different provinces, together with individuals who have already settled within the province.
Legault stated throughout a visit to Paris on Wednesday that he needs half of the asylum seekers at the moment in Quebec to be transferred elsewhere within the nation.
The premier says it doesn’t make sense that Quebec receives about 45 per cent of would-be refugees in Canada, regardless of accounting for under 22 per cent of the inhabitants.
The federal authorities says it needs a fairer distribution of asylum seekers throughout the nation, however the workplace of Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa received’t pressure provinces to absorb extra individuals.
Ottawa is providing monetary incentives to provinces that wish to assist and is threatening to scale back the variety of financial immigrants for provinces that resist.
Legault stated on Tuesday that his authorities has requested Ottawa to create ready zones for asylum seekers getting into the nation, as is the follow in France.
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