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Massive Earthquake: Federal Immigration

Jason Kenney Dept: Quebec's Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said more than 3,000 Haitians arrived in Montreal in the year since the earthquake, under an array of federal and provincial immigration programs, according to CBC. But many Haitian Montrealers have criticized Quebec and Canada's immigration efforts, saying the doors were not open to all who applied and quebec's immigration from Haiti rocketed by 80 per cent last year as many residents displaced by the massive earthquake looked for a new home in Canada. Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney holds Chirtella Clement during a visit with Haitian orphans at a community centre Tuesday. Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press "Both governments really decided to prioritize the Haiti file so we could bring in these people who were obviously in a certain situation of urgency to arrive," she said. As reported in the news.
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