Most
Quebeckers support Quebec’s immigration policy
Young people and QS voters more likely
to be pro-immigration
Toronto, June 14th – In a random sampling of public
opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1471 Quebec voters, 4-in-10 (39%) want
to keep the number of immigrants the same, one-third (32%) want to allow fewer
immigrants, and one-quarter (25%) want to allow more immigrants.
Respondents who want to keep the number of immigrants the same
include those aged 55-64 (46%), males (42%), those earning $60k-$80k (44%), and
those voting for the Liberals (41%), the PQ (41%), and the CAQ (42%).
Respondents who want to allow fewer immigrants include those aged
45-54 (39%), those earning $20k-$40k (40%), and those voting for the PQ (43%),
the CAQ (41%), and those undecided (41%).
Respondents who want to allow more immigrants include those aged
18-34 (32%), earning $60k-$80k (29%) and $100k-$250k (29%), those living in
Quebec City (33%), and those voting for the QS (52%).
Plurality
agree with the Quebec government’s immigration measures
A majority of Quebec
voters (TOP2: 61%) agree with the Quebec government’s intention to increase the
number of immigrants it receives annually to 52,500 by 2022, with one-third
(32%) agreeing completely and almost a third (29%) agreeing somewhat. 4-in-10
respondents (BTM2: 39%) disagree with this measure, with one-fourth (23%)
disagreeing somewhat and one-sixth (16%) disagreeing completely.
Respondents more
likely to agree completely include those aged 18-34 (37%), the highest-earners
(61%), those living in Montreal (34%) and Quebec City (31%), and those voting
for the QS (53%).
Respondents more
likely to agree somewhat include those aged 35-44 (35%), 55-64 (33%), and 65+
(33%), those living in Quebec City (41%), and those voting for CAQ (33%).
Respondents more
likely to disagree somewhat include those over 45 (25% of those 45-54%, 24% of
those 55-64%, and 26% of those 65+), males (25%), those living in ROQ (26%),
North Shore (27%), and South Shore (26%), and those voting for the PQ (30%),
CAQ (27%), and other parties (28%).
Respondents more
likely to disagree completely include those aged 45-54 (21%), males (17%),
those living in Montreal (18%), and those voting for the PQ (23%) and other
parties (23%).
“While most Quebec
voters agree with the province’s immigration measures, there are two cohorts
that want opposing provincial policies,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of
Forum Research. “Younger respondents and QS voters would like Quebec to allow
more immigrants while middle-aged and PQ voters would like fewer
immigrants.”
