Language Requirement and Quebec Universities

Quebec universities: Quebec universities say they're having trouble recruiting foreign professors due to a French language requirement they say hinder their ability to attract high-skilled, international talent. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. In 2013, the Parti Quebecois government of the day increased the French requirement needed for immigrants applying for permanent residency, which officials at Concordia and McGill said created recruiting headaches. Concordia University professor Stanton Paddock in Montreal on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Quebec universities say they're having trouble recruiting foreign professors due to a French language requirement they say hinder their ability to attract high-skilled, international talent. Several professors and recruiters at the province two major English-language universities said that Quebec complex, points-based immigration system puts them at a disadvantage compared to other Canadian and U.S. institutions. THE Paul Chiasson Several professors and recruiters at the province two major English-language universities said that Quebec complex, points-based immigration system puts them at a disadvantage compared to other Canadian and U.S. institutions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.