Ottawa says it will bypass Quebec's immigration cap to speed up family reunification

Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says his government will provide permanent residency to more than 20,000 people waiting to move to Quebec to be with their loved ones, regardless of the province's self-imposed cap of 10,000 applicants that can be accepted in a given year.

Ottawa says it will bypass Quebec's immigration cap to speed up family reunification
Immigration minister Marc Miller at a news conference.

Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says his government will provide permanent residency to more than 20,000 people waiting to move to Quebec to be with their loved ones, regardless of the province's self-imposed cap of 10,000 applicants that can be accepted in a given year.