 Quebec wanted to make it up through immigration, and for this purpose created its Ministry of Immigration in 1968, and negotiated for increased powers in this field with the federal government.However, new immigrants to Canada disproportionally go the Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, fueling their rise in demographic weight.In response, a Canada–Québec Accord was concluded in 1991 which, among other things, guaranteed Quebec an immigration rate proportional to its demographic weight in Canada.