ReutersQuebec will require immigrants seeking permanent residency in the Canadian province to pass a “values” test to ensure they understand its new secularism law, the provincial government said on Wednesday. The test is being implemented by Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s Coalition d’avenir Quebec (CAQ) government. Quebec is allowed some leeway by the federal government to set its own immigration levels, to protect its distinct identity within the country. It is that law the test is intended to make sure that potential immigrants understand, Legault told reporters. An individual must score at least 75 percent to pass the test that covers “democratic values and the Quebec values expressed by [Quebec’s] Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms,” the government’s official publication said.

Source: Taipei Times October 31, 2019 16:07 UTC