M-25.01 - Act respecting the Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l’Immigration

Section 12 Disposition versions

1996-09-04

12. In exercising his responsibilities in immigration matters, the Minister shall, in particular,

(1)  define objectives as to the number of foreign nationals that may be admitted during a given period, according to society’s needs and capacity and with due regard to the principles of family reunification and international solidarity;

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

(3)  supervise the selection of foreign nationals who wish to settle temporarily in Québec;

(4)  take the necessary measures to enable the persons who settle in Québec to acquire the knowledge of the French language upon their arrival or even before they leave their country of origin and to promote the use of the French language by immigrants;

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

(6)  encourage society’s contribution to immigrant integration.

1996, c. 21, s. 12.