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By that I mean do young people make up a disproportionate number of Montrealers. The new mayor is only in her 30s.
No, not really. Did a quick Google of 2016 census data and Montreal looks right on the national average with demographics. 35.6% of Montrealers are 29 and under; and for all of Canada that percentage is 35.26.
Maybe in comparison to smaller towns or rural areas in some regions of Canada, it really looks that way.
No, not really. Did a quick Google of 2016 census data and Montreal looks right on the national average with demographics. 35.6% of Montrealers are 29 and under; and for all of Canada that percentage is 35.26.
At 70yrs old those average demographics look young to me..
I do know that Quebec has higher median age, excluding the Atlantic Provinces and BC.
Also, Quebec does not have a favourable population pyramid. Proportion of older people to younger is higher than in other provinces except Atlantic Provinces. Canada in general has an ageing population, not as extreme as Japan, Germany or Russia, but worse than the US, Australia, NZ.
Take a look :
So to be reductionist :
Atlantic Canada - young people are leaving and moving to ON, BC, QC
Priaries - young people are moving there from other provinces to find jobs and settle down
BC - retirees with money
QC - less immigrants than ON because they are limited to francophone immigrants
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Immigration to Quebec is not "limited" to francophone immigrants.
There are many anglo/allophone immigrants that do end up settling down in Quebec, but many of them do also move on. Many come to Montreal because Quebec runs a more relaxed immigration scheme and once they get the Permanent Residence, they have the right to settle in any province in Canada. I guess you could say that immigrants are 'abusing' this scheme. Quebec government knows about this. But they let them in any way because these immigrants do end up staying in Quebec for 3~5 years for the process, which helps the Quebec economy.
There are many anglo/allophone immigrants that do end up settling down in Quebec, but many of them do also move on. Many come to Montreal because Quebec runs a more relaxed immigration scheme and once they get the Permanent Residence, they have the right to settle in any province in Canada. I guess you could say that immigrants are 'abusing' this scheme. Quebec government knows about this. But they let them in any way because these immigrants do end up staying in Quebec for 3~5 years for the process, which helps the Quebec economy.
I think the number of immigrants coming into Quebec is more a reflection of policy decisions on quotas made by Quebec City and Ottawa than any other factor.
About 50,000 immigrants come to Quebec every year and most of them go to Montreal.
If we really wanted to we could find many times more immigrants than that to come here. (This isn't because Quebec is more special - it's true of any western developed society.)
We could also tweak our selection requirements to focus more on admitting people who are likely to stay in Quebec over the long-term.
I suppose there are a number of reasons why this is not being done, but that does not mean it couldn't.
Actually last year, there's been a bit of a fiasco in the immigrant sphere in Montreal because Immigration Quebec decided to crack down on language institutes that they themselves have once certified for their language requirement. Many potential immigrants got their language certification done in these private institutions because it was "easier" instead of taking standardized tests like TEFaQ or DELF. So many thought they were in the 'safe zone' only to find out later at the border, when they were expecting their 'permanent residence stamp', they were met with an interview instead. In French! Of course, many of them struggled and got their papers revoked or were given a grace period of 12 months to improve their French. Some even sued Immigration Quebec.
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