Quebec Asylum Seekers
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‘You’re not wanted’: Newcomer to Canada says racism forced him onto streetsAdvocates working with asylum seekers are sounding the alarm, saying they're hearing more stories of racism in Canada. One man in Quebec says he was forced from his home.CanadaNov 9, 2024
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Supreme Court to hear Quebec’s challenge to daycare access for asylum seekersThe Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces.CanadaOct 3, 2024
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Quebec premier says Ottawa should forcibly relocate half of asylum seekersFrançois Legault says it doesn't make sense that Quebec receives about 45 per cent of would-be refugees in Canada, despite accounting for only 22 per cent of the population.PoliticsOct 2, 2024
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Quebec isn’t serious in discussing asylum seeker costs, Ottawa saysMarc Miller told reporters in Ottawa Tuesday that Quebec provincial politicians seem to prefer to negotiate in public, which he says isn't the way "responsible governments" behave.CanadaFeb 27, 2024
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Quebec bar slams Legault for questioning independence of federally appointed judgesThe comments from the Barreau du Québec follow Legault's statements Thursday accusing the PQ leader of prostrating himself before Ottawa regarding a Court of Appeal decision.PoliticsFeb 23, 2024
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Quebec looks to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers’ access to subsidized daycareThe case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who had a work permit but whose three children were denied spaces in the heavily subsidized daycare system.CanadaFeb 21, 2024
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Quebec demands $1B in compensation from Ottawa over ‘inaction’ on asylum seekersFour provincial ministers say Quebec, which has less than a quarter of the Canadian population, receives 55 per cent of all asylum seekers.CanadaFeb 20, 2024
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Community organizations dispute Legault’s refugee claimsDays after Quebec Premier François Legault penned a letter saying Quebec has reached its capacity to welcome refugees, community organizations say his statements are misguided.PoliticsJan 24, 2024
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Quebec wants to recruit asylum seekers to work in health careThe government says it's looking to fill positions in the health network such as patient-care aides, kitchen and maintenance staff, and administrators.Dec 4, 2023
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Quebec says there are still too many asylum seekers entering the provinceChristine Frechette told reporters Thursday hat the federal government needs to do more to distribute would-be refugees across the country.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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