Jean Boulet

• Families call on government to settle Montreal cemetery dispute; 250 bodies waiting to be buried

  Bereaved families want the government to intervene in a labour dispute at a Montreal cemetery that has lasted four months.

  Canada

  May 11
  
• Quebec bill seeks to set minimum working age at 14

  Under Bill 19, children will only be eligible to work starting at age 14. Furthermore, those aged between 14 and 16 will be limited to 17 hours a week during the school year.

  Canada

  Mar 28
  
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• Number of temporary foreign workers in Quebec on the rise, labour minister says

  Labour Minister Jean Boulet said the "significant'' increase is due to increased demand from businesses, which have to contend with an aging population and labour shortages.

  Canada

  Mar 1
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• ‘Responsible’ increase in Quebec minimum wage coming May 1

  Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Wednesday that the general minimum wage in the province will increase in May to a 'responsible' value, but critics say it's not enough.

  Economy

  Jan 18
• Quebec election: Minister could remain in cabinet despite comments about immigrants

  Immigration Minister Jean Boulet recently said that most immigrants to Quebec "don't work, don't speak French or don't adhere to the values of Quebec society.''

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2022
• Quebec election: Legault, Boulet criticized for comments on immigration

  Jean Boulet, the incumbent immigration minister, also said 80 per cent of immigrants to Quebec settle in Montreal, don't work, don't speak French or don't share Quebec values.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• With more kids working and getting hurt on the job, Quebec to review labour laws

  Unlike other provinces, Quebec has no minimum working age. In British Columbia, for instance, the minimum working age was raised in 2021 to 16 from 12, with some exceptions.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
• Quebec asks feds to close Roxham Road, says province can’t handle influx of refugees

  Premier François Legault says more than 100 refugee claimants are entering Quebec every day from the United States through a rural path called Roxham Road.

  Canada

  May 11, 2022
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• Montreal airport kiosk serves more than 400 newly-arrived Ukrainians and counting

  A new kiosk set up at Trudeau airport has served more than 400 newly-arrived Ukrainians to date.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2022
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• Alleged mistreatment of temporary foreign workers in Quebec prompts calls for change

  The Immigrant Workers Centre is calling for the end of closed work permits after allegations of abuse of foreign temporary workers at Quebec seniors homes.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2022