A new labour-market report is warning that Quebec’s English-speaking population continues to face entrenched economic disadvantages, and that these disparities are costing the province far more than previously understood.

Researchers behind the study say the findings challenge long-held stereotypes about anglophones in Quebec and reveal a labour-market gap that is shrinking the province’s economy annually.

“It’s increasingly the opposite,” said Nicholas Salter, executive director of the Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT), which commissioned the research. “The poverty data is particularly stark and shocking.”

Researchers warn that these challenges are persistent, measurable and not going away without targeted intervention.

According to the report, Quebec is losing more than $1.5 bi

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