Quebec skilled workers can now submit applications for open work permits through the IMP+

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 20:49:47 +0000

A new pathway to bring in skilled workers who have been selected by Quebec and are waiting for permanent residence is now open for applications. The International Mobility Program Plus (IMP+) provides a new work permit option for permanent resident applicants selected by Quebec. It is a way for Quebec to accelerate the arrival of […]

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How to immigrate to Canada as a nurse in 2022

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 12:30:33 +0000

The pandemic has exacerbated the need for nurses in Canada. One of the ways to fill job vacancies in the industry is to offer pathways to permanent residency for foreign nurses. Canada was experiencing nursing shortages even before the pandemic. Since COVID-19 swept the world in March 2020, the federal and provincial governments have been […]

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Quebec issues 306 invitations in new Arrima draw

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:00:25 +0000

Quebec invited 306 skilled workers to apply for permanent selection on February 24. The invitations were issued by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) to immigration candidates applying under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Candidates had to have profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest system with scores […]

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Quebec issues 523 invitations in new Arrima draw

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:00:28 +0000

Quebec invited 523 skilled workers to apply for permanent selection on February 10. The invitations were issued by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) to immigration candidates applying under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Candidates had to have profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest system with scores […]

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Quebec issues 322 invitations in new Arrima draw

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:02:28 +0000

Quebec invited 322 skilled workers to apply for permanent selection on January 27. The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) invited these immigration candidates to apply under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Candidates had to have profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest system with scores of at least […]

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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 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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Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents in 2020

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:04 +0000

Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents and issue up 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020, the province’s immigration ministry announced Wednesday.  The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2020 — 59 per cent — are expected to come through the province’s economic immigration programs, including the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). The […]

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Quebec invited 169 skilled worker candidates in latest Arrima draw

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:47:02 +0000

Quebec issued new invitations to apply for selection under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program to 169 immigration candidates in its latest draw.  Details of the September 25 draw were released today. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry said candidates invited in this latest round were among the roughly 16,000 Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) candidates who had their […]

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Quebec government pledges new funding to help businesses recruit temporary foreign workers

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:06:15 +0000

The Government of Quebec has announced nearly $55 million in funding to help in the recruitment and integration of temporary foreign workers. The government’s labour minister, Jean Boulet, said $20.9 million of that total will assist international recruitment efforts by businesses in the province. Quebec is facing a labour shortage unseen in more than 40 […]

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