Kathleen Weil and Quebec Immigration

immigrants: Another key aim of the plan is to retain immigrants who are here on temporary visas as students or temporary workers, according to CBC. Weil said Quebec must do better to not lose top talent to other countries. "People have a lot of choices right now," Weil said. "Many European countries and the U.S. are interesting places to potential immigrants and we want to do as well, or better, than our competitors." A faster system Quebec Immigration minister Kathleen Weil says the province will help businesses hire immigrants. "They know they need immigrants, they want to open up." Weil said the current immigration system can take up to four years for a person to be approved to immigrate to Quebec. "By the time immigrants get here, the labour market has changed." The process will be sped up by using digital technology in the immigration process. Weil said this new plan, called Together, We Are Quebec, will take into account changing labour trends and streamline the immigration process. Competition for highly-trained immigrants Individuals trained in job sectors that are in high-demand will be targeted for immigration first. We need to solve these problems. When asked about what can be done for highly-trained workers like doctors and engineers to get their qualification recognized, Weil said the government and employers will have to step up. "It our objective to do much better. … We seek to have their qualification partially or fully recognized before they get here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.