Quebec shelves experience program changes that took effect November 1

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:26:22 +0000

The Government of Quebec has suspended controversial changes to the Quebec Experience Program that took effect November 1.  The province’s immigration minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, confirmed the suspension in a Facebook post Friday evening after media reports of the decision emerged. The temporary suspension of the new rules followed a broad public outcry that earlier this […]

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Quebec says reforms to popular immigration program won’t affect students, workers already in province

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:35:34 +0000

Foreign students and temporary workers who were already in Quebec on November 1 will not have to meet new eligibility criteria for the Quebec Experience Program, the province’s immigration minister has announced. The reversal comes a day after opposition parties, student groups, foreign workers and foreign students converged on Quebec’s National Assembly and called on […]

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Quebec updates Area of Training List

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:26:59 +0000

Quebec’s Immigration Ministry published its updated Area of Training List on Friday, November 1. The new list replaces the previous Area of Training List that was published August 2, 2018, and the ministry said the updated version applies to all applications submitted before or after November 1. The list is used by the Government of […]

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New requirements added to Quebec Experience Program

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:27:42 +0000

Quebec has introduced major changes to the requirements that international students and those with work experience in Quebec must meet in order to obtain permanent residence. The changes affect the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ). Some changes take effect on November 1, 2019, while others only start in the new year. […]

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Applications for Quebec Experience Program’s Graduate Stream suspended until November

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:12:28 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Applications to the Quebec Experience Program’s Graduates Stream are being suspended until Nov. 1, 2019, the Government of Quebec has announced.  Details of the suspension are laid out in new ministerial instructions issued July 10 by province’s Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette. There are two exceptions to the new […]

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Quebec skilled worker Expression of Interest system: New details published


Quebec has published new details about its new Expression of Interest system, which will manage the profiles of eligible Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates. The new Expression of Interest (EOI) system will replace Quebec’s current first-come, first-served application process for its Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) along with the problem-plagued Mon Projet Quebec application portal. Under […]

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