Immigrant integration gets $20 million

Immigration Minister Nadine Girault announced a three-year investment worth $20,184,077 in financial support to help get 78 projects, which focus on attracting and integrating immigrants in the regions, off the ground.

The financial support comes from the Programme d’appui aux collectivités (PAC), a program that was launched in the fall of 2020. The purpose of the PAC is to promote and better integrate people who settle in Quebec’s regions.

According to a press release, the government has been working with local and regional stakeholders for nearly two years in an effort to create conditions that are conducive to sustaining immigrants who choose to settle in the province.

There are nine regional offices and 74 service points, and the regional directorates play a critical role in achieve the PAC’S objectives. Girault said the integration of immigrants is a collective responsibility for all Quebecers, and organizations.

“In cooperation with community organizations and cooperatives, we are creating the winning conditions for immigration to contribute to the economic and social vitality of all regions of Quebec,” she said, adding that the program also promotes full participation in the labour force.