The Quebec Experience Program fast-tracks permanent residency for foreign students and workers already established in the province. The Coalition Avenir Québec government overhauled the program last year after widespread controversy over a first failed attempt at reform in 2019.
Flaman said he doesn’t disagree in principle with requiring immigrants to prove they speak French. However, he feels the test should not be so hard a native French speaker has trouble passing.
What tripped him up was the oral comprehension portion, which involved analyzing a recorded conversation from different points of view, including its political content.
