Quebec wants the next federal government to cut immigration. Businesses say not so fast [Video]

In 2019, Roddy Larhubarbe left his native Mauritius to take a job more than 14,000 kilometres away at a meat processing plant in rural Quebec. His girlfriend – now wife — joined him a year and a half later.

Larhubarbe arrived as a temporary worker, became a permanent resident and is aiming to become a Canadian citizen.

“It was an opportunity,” he said of the life change, speaking by phone as he prepared for a shift at Olymel’s pork processing plant in Yamachiche, Que.

Businesses like Olymel are concerned cuts to immigration levels would make it more difficult to recruit workers like Larhubarbe.

At the outset of the campaign, Quebec Premier François Legault called on the next federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, saying it was putting a strain on the housing market, social services and Quebec identity.

Legault released a letter citing the high number of asylum seekersand …