Workforce

• Abolish the tax credit for businesses to encourage the retention of experienced workers ($251.9M in savings);
• Respond to the significant increase in French-language learners and enhance the services offered to certain groups ($320M);
• Enhance support for the integration of immigrants ($50M);
• Support the delivery of immigration services ($30M).

In a context of labour shortage, productivity gains offer the greatest potential for improving the standard of living. To achieve these gains, businesses and the State must accelerate their technological shift. To promote the adoption of new technologies and research, the government is providing, as part of the 2024-2025 budget, initiatives totalling $203.6M over five years to:

• $188.2M to continue accelerating the government’s digital transformation;
• $15M to support emerging technologies;
• modernize property tax to promote robotization;
• facilitate the fulfilment of the mandates of the Institut de la statistique du Québec.