MONTREAL, Dec. 2021 / CNW Telbec / – The Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region, Mr. Jean Boulet, announces the establishment of an action plan for the recognition of the skills of immigrants. The deployment of the measures is supported by an investment of 130 million dollars for a period of two years.
The Government of Quebec has announced the creation of an action plan to improve skills recognition for immigrants in the province. The plan includes the investment of $130M over a period of two years and covers six measures: identifying countries which offer similar professional training to Quebec, offering supports to regulatory bodies, providing personalized support to immigrants, providing funding for the creation and delivery of training and internships, providing financial support to immigrants seeking recognition of skills, and providing support to QC employers. QC Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann expressed the province’s enthusiasm about the plan, which she said will help immigrants put their skills to use in QC more quickly than before.
