The submission period for applications to the Quebec skilled worker program has started at 8:30 am and closed at 1:19 p.m. on August 16. Total 5,000 applications to the QSWP were received through Mon projet Quebec.
Successful applicants to the QSWP receive a Quebec Selection Certificate, or CSQ, and may then submit an application for permanent residence to the federal immigration authorities.
The official statement from Quebec’s Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion (Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion, or MIDI) is that the maximum number of 10,000 applications for a selection certificate through the QSWP has been reached for the period of April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
While changes to Quebec’s immigration policy are expected in 2017, no definite plan has yet emerged for the future of the popular skilled worker program. Quebec’s Minister of Immigration, Kathleen Weil, has pushed to change the QSWP from its current first-come, first-served format to a system more like the federal Express Entry selection system, in which candidates make an Expression of Interest, with the government then issuing Invitations to Apply for permanent residence on a priority basis using a ranking system. Under the proposed system for Quebec, candidates who most closely meet Quebec’s labour needs may be prioritized. At this stage, it is unclear when the QSWP will launch in its new format, or whether it will open again in its current format of first-come, first-served application periods.
We at ICP Immigration with in Montreal and our office in Tehran reach a successful rate of submitting substantial number of applications of our clients on August 16, 2016
We congratulate to clients whose applications were successfully submitted and we hope the rest of applicants can submit their files successfully in the next intake.
