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90% of those who come to Canada through Quebec's Investor Program don't actually keep their promise to live in that province
Everybody else gets blessed with the costs.
OTTAWA -- Just two weeks after Chris Alexander took over the job of immigration minister in a federal cabinet shuffle, a hot potato that pits B.C. against Quebec has landed in his lap.
A key B.C. cabinet minister confirms she's already spoken to Alexander about abuse of a program that lets Quebec charge thousands of dollars in fees to thousands of wealthy immigrants who give the province a five-year, interest-free $800,000 loan in exchange for promising to live in that province.
The trouble is, the immigrants usually end up moving to B.C. or elsewhere -- leaving money in Quebec's hands, but health, education and other costs for newcomers in the hands of other provinces.
In a statement emailed to QMI Agency, B.C. Jobs and Tourism Minister Shirley Bond says the issue is mostly up to the federal government to solve with Quebec.
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Sun News : New immigration minister alerted to program abuse
90% of those who come to Canada through Quebec's Investor Program don't actually keep their promise to live in that province
Everybody else gets blessed with the costs.
OTTAWA -- Just two weeks after Chris Alexander took over the job of immigration minister in a federal cabinet shuffle, a hot potato that pits B.C. against Quebec has landed in his lap.
A key B.C. cabinet minister confirms she's already spoken to Alexander about abuse of a program that lets Quebec charge thousands of dollars in fees to thousands of wealthy immigrants who give the province a five-year, interest-free $800,000 loan in exchange for promising to live in that province.
The trouble is, the immigrants usually end up moving to B.C. or elsewhere -- leaving money in Quebec's hands, but health, education and other costs for newcomers in the hands of other provinces.
In a statement emailed to QMI Agency, B.C. Jobs and Tourism Minister Shirley Bond says the issue is mostly up to the federal government to solve with Quebec.
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Sun News : New immigration minister alerted to program abuse