Ottawa turns down Quebec's $1B request for temporary immigration costs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government is open to transferring temporary immigrants out of Quebec to help relieve pressure.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault met in Quebec City on Monday. Immigration was a major topic of discussion. Ottawa has rejected Quebec's demand for $1 billion in compensation for receiving what Premier François Legault says is over half a million temporary immigrants in the past year.

During a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday in Quebec City, Legault said he was "disappointed" that the federal government did not commit to quantifiable objectives to reduce temporary immigration levels. To address Quebec's concerns, the federal government is considering transferring temporary immigrants to other provinces, tightening the issuance of visas, speeding up process times for refugees and deporting more quickly asylum seekers whose requests were refused.

When breaking down the impact of their presence in Quebec in the last two years, Legault said the amount of new arrivals requires 120,000 housing units.

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