Still unclear which provinces will take more asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec

Canada’s premiers person agreed to Quebec’s petition to guidelines together and telephone connected nan national authorities to much evenly administer asylum seekers crossed nan country.

But Quebec Premier François Legault wouldn’t opportunity connected Tuesday which provinces person accepted to return connected much would-be refugees.

He told reporters astatine a gathering successful Halifax of Canada’s premiers that Quebec tin nary longer support nan precocious number of asylum seekers who person arrived successful caller years.

Legault says different provinces showed an “openness” to taking successful more, but he wouldn’t sanction them.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and B.C. Premier David Eby some said during a Tuesday property convention that they’re already facing akin unit from immigration, and didn’t perpetrate to taking much people.

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Legault said he hopes asylum seekers could beryllium transferred from Quebec to different provinces successful nan coming months, and warned that nan return of erstwhile U.S. president Donald Trump to nan White House could lead to a caller influx of would-be refugees.

Statistics Canada says location were 597,000 non-permanent residents successful Quebec successful nan 2nd 4th of 2024, including 190,000 asylum seekers.