Canada to welcome up to 390,000 immigrants in 2022

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:33:26 +0000

Canada will welcome more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years. This was unveiled today in the federal government’s 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan. Canada continues its approach to gradually increase immigration levels. This is likely to give stakeholders time to adequately plan to support a larger population. Whereas Canada welcomed 320,000 […]

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Quebec government expands list of occupations for facilitated LMIA process

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:10:45 +0000

The government of Quebec published this year’s list of occupations for the simplified processing of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications on February 24, 2020. Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration provides an annually updated list of occupations for which employers do not need to advertise an open position before hiring a foreign worker. Last year, Quebec […]

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Quebec releases information on latest Arrima draw

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:25:50 +0000

Quebec’s immigration ministry has issued 23 invitations in the latest selection round for candidates who have submitted applications under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. The Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI) held the draw through its Arrima portal on January 16, 2020. Candidates selected in the latest invitation round were among the cohort of […]

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Quebec fell even further behind the rest of Canada in attracting immigrants in 2019

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:15:46 +0000

Quebec has fallen even further behind the rest of Canada in attracting immigrants, as the province’s government kept its promise to cut immigration by 21 per cent in 2019. According to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Quebec welcomed about 40,600 immigrants in 2019 compared to 51,100 the previous year. Economic and family […]

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Quebec invited 305 skilled worker candidates over two Arrima draws

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:19:24 +0000

A total of 305 candidates for Quebec immigration have been invited over two Arrima draws in December. In the latest draw on December 17, 2019, a total of 220 invitations went to candidates who submitted their application under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. These candidates were either except from the cap that had been in […]

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Quebec releases guide to prepare immigrants for new ‘values test’

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 21:59:24 +0000

The Government of Quebec has provided new details of the so-called values test that immigration candidates will have to pass in order to qualify for selection by the province. Beginning January 1, 2020, immigration candidates looking to settle in Quebec will have to obtain what the government is calling an Attestation of learning about democratic […]

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Québec : augmentation des revenus exigés pour parrainage, des fonds d’établissement requis et des frais de demandes d’immigration pour 2020

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:00:24 +0000

Québec revoit à la hausse le niveau de revenu annuel requis pour parrainer les membres de famille ainsi que les frais de demande pour 2020 afin de tenir compte de la variation annuelle de l’indice moyen des prix à la consommation de la province. Les fonds requis pour s’établir au Québec et la capacité financière […]

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Québec : augmentation des revenus et fonds d’établissement requis pour le parrainage et des frais de demandes d’immigration pour 2020

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:00:24 +0000

Québec revoit à la hausse le niveau de revenu annuel requis pour parrainer des membres de sa famille ainsi que les frais de demande pour 2020 afin de tenir compte de la variation annuelle de l’indice moyen des prix à la consommation de la province. Les fonds requis pour s’établir au Québec et la capacité […]

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Quebec announces sponsorship, settlement, application fee increases for 2020

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:33:12 +0000

Quebec will be increasing its financial support requirements and application fees for 2020 to reflect changes in the province’s average Consumer Price Index. The required settlement funds and financial capacity amounts for sponsors in Quebec will increase on January 1. Application processing fees will also go up on the same day. The change in consumer […]

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Quebec invited 162 skilled worker candidates over two Arrima draws

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:54:25 +0000

Quebec issued a total of 162 invitations to apply for selection under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program, after holding two draws in October. Details of the October 23 and October 29 draws have been released. On October 23, Quebec invited 89 people to apply for permanent selection. These candidates were chosen based on Quebec’s labour […]

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