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Province and Job Market

: She said the province also wants to streamline the system considerably as it is currently plagued with processing delays, according to The Chronicle Herald. The current immigration process can take up to four years, she said, adding she hopes it can be reduced to six months or less. "It delays, because the job market is changing, it evolving constantly," Weil said when asked about challenges. Weil didn't mention specific targets but said the government hopes to land potential immigrants based on needed skills and have newcomers fill gaps in the job market. The province will also move to keep more people who come here in on a temporary basis such as skilled workers and foreign students. The province is in stiff competition with the rest of Canada, the U.S. and Europe to attract foreign talent. "We want to do as well or better than our competitors," Weil said. Quebec retains about 20 to 30 per cent of that sought-after group, compared to 90 per cent in New Zealand. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.