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Hoping to increase participation in francization courses, the Quebec government will contribute $103.5 million over a period of five years.

Four Ministers of the Couillard government made the announcement Wednesday at Collège Bois-de-Boulogne in Montreal.

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The Quebec government wants to encourage both francization in the workplace and boost full-time attendance of francization courses. Small and medium-size businesses will be targeted, at the request of trade unions and companies, said the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, François Blais.

Among other measures, the allowance paid to immigrants who take a full-time francization course will increase from $115 per week for skilled workers and refugees, to $140 starting in August. This training is over one year.

For individuals from family reunification, they received only $30 in the past; they will now receive $140 per week, said Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Kathleen Weil.