Some people tell me that many newcomers are tempted to move outside Quebec because they think it's easier and faster to obtain permanent residence or citizenship. We'll see what happens, but it's certain that anything that might harm francophone immigration to Quebec will accelerate the decline of French, not only in Quebec, but across Canada.
Charles Castonguay has conducted several studies on francophone immigration, assimilation and the movement of Quebeckers outside Canada. We know that language transfers to English increase with each census, outside Quebec and even in Quebec now. If newcomers settle outside Quebec and become rapidly anglicized, it is like pouring water into a leaky bucket.
Is there any data on the situation and on language transfers? Have you evaluated these factors or do you plan to do so?