M-16.1 - Act respecting the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration

Section 4 Disposition versions

2019-06-16

4. The Minister’s functions in matters of immigration, ethnocultural diversity and inclusiveness are, more particularly,

(1)  to plan the number of immigrants Québec wishes to receive and the composition of that immigration;

(2)  to ensure and coordinate, with the support of the departments and bodies concerned, the promotion of immigration to Québec and prospection for and the recruitment of foreign nationals in foreign countries;

(3)  to offer immigrants a personalized support pathway, in particular by providing them with support in their immigration process and steps to learn French and integrate, and by informing them about democratic values and the Québec values expressed by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12), the importance of the French language, Québec culture and the vitality of the regions;

(4)  to select, as temporary or permanent immigrants, foreign nationals who are able to fully participate, in French, in particular by integrating into the labour market, in Québec society;

(5)  to contribute, through the selection of foreign nationals as temporary or permanent immigrants, to the occupancy and vitality of the regions and to meeting Québec’s needs, including current labour market needs, and reflecting Québec’s choices, in light of economic, demographic, linguistic and sociocultural realities;

(6)  to see that families are reunited, to participate in international solidarity efforts and to respond to other humanitarian situations;

(7)  to coordinate, with the support of the departments and bodies concerned, the implementation of reception, francization and integration services for immigrants aimed, in particular, at their learning French and learning about democratic values and the Québec values expressed by the Charter of human rights and freedoms;

(8)  to foster the commitment and coordinate the actions of the departments and bodies and of the other social actors concerned, including the municipalities, in order to build more inclusive communities that contribute to immigrants’ long-term settlement in the regions, promote immigrants’ and ethnocultural minorities’ full participation, in French, in community life, in full equality and in keeping with democratic values and the Québec values expressed by the Charter of human rights and freedoms, and contribute, through the establishment of harmonious intercultural relations, to the cultural enrichment of Québec society;

(9)  to assess immigration’s contribution to Québec by ensuring follow-up of immigrants’ situation for such purposes as knowing their level of knowledge of French and finding out how they are integrating into the labour market, with a view to ensuring their full participation in Québec society; and

(10)  to promote immigration’s contribution to Québec’s prosperity, to the preservation and vitality of French—the common language knowledge of which is the key to successful participation in community life—as well as to the occupancy and vitality of the regions and to Québec’s international influence.

2005, c. 24, s. 4; 2016, c. 3, s. 111; 2019, c. 11, s. 3.

2018-08-02

4. The Minister’s functions in matters of immigration, ethnocultural diversity and inclusiveness are, more particularly,

(1)  to plan the number of immigrants Québec wishes to receive and the composition of that immigration;

(2)  to promote immigration and inform immigrants about such topics as Québec’s democratic values, the integration and francization processes, Québec culture and the vitality of the regions;

(3)  to select, as temporary or permanent immigrants, foreign nationals who will be able to fully participate, in French, in Québec society;

(4)  to contribute, through the selection of temporary or permanent immigrants, to meeting the needs and reflecting the choices of Québec;

(5)  to promote immigration’s contribution to Québec’s prosperity, to the preservation and vitality of French—the common language knowledge of which is the key to successful participation—to the vitality of the regions and to Québec’s international influence;

(6)  to ensure family reunification, participate in international solidarity efforts and respond to other humanitarian situations;

(7)  to contribute, through the provision of reception, francization and integration services and through intercultural relations projects, to immigrants’ full participation, in French, in community life, to their long-term settlement in the regions and to the consolidation of harmonious intercultural relations;

(8)  after consultation with the other ministers concerned, to coordinate the implementation of reception, francization and integration programs for immigrants; and

(9)  to foster the commitment and coordinate the actions of government departments, bodies and social actors in order to build communities that are more inclusive, thereby contributing to immigrants’ long-term settlement in the regions, promote immigrants’ and ethnocultural minorities’ full participation, in French, in community life, in full equality and in keeping with democratic values, and contribute, through the establishment of harmonious intercultural relations, to the cultural enrichment of Québec society.

2005, c. 24, s. 4; 2016, c. 3, s. 111.

2005-06-17

4. Regarding immigration, the main functions of the Minister are

(1)  to define objectives with respect to the number of eligible foreign nationals over a given period, according to the needs and capacity of Québec society and in keeping with the principles of family reunification and international solidarity;

(2)  to inform, recruit and select immigrants and facilitate their settling in Québec;

(3)  to see to the selection of foreign nationals wishing to settle in Québec temporarily;

(4)  to take the measures necessary to enable persons settling in Québec to learn the French language on arrival or even before leaving their country of origin, and to foster the use of the French language by immigrants; and

(5)  to facilitate the linguistic, social and economic integration of immigrants into Québec society.

2005, c. 24, s. 4.