Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

  • Quebec judge orders Quebec immigration to continue processing Skilled Worker Program applications

    Quebec's immigration minister says province will continue processing applications until Bill 9 is passed into law

  • Quebec And Saskatchewan Announce Changes To business programs

    The Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan both revealed changes to the business streams of their immigration programs in recent weeks.

  • Quebec announces deals to help hire and retain temporary foreign workers

    Quebec becomes the first Canadian province to sign an agreement with Ottawa to help address ongoing labour shortages.

  • Quebec Announces Immigration Goals for 2015

    This week the Quebec Provincial Government announced its immigration objectives for 2015. This will mark the final stage of the 2012-2015 immigration plan. The government aims to issue between 37,500 and 43,000 selection certificates in 2015. The breakdown of which is as follows:

  • Quebec announces major immigration program reforms; 2 new pilots

    Following public consultations, the Quebec government announced today long-awaited reforms to its Quebec Experience Program. It will also launch two new pilot programs.

  • Quebec announces new regulations to protect temporary foreign workers

    The Government of Quebec has announced new regulations to protect temporary foreign workers from questionable practices by recruiters and personnel placement agencies and employers.

  • Quebec another promises and updates

    Immigration levels to Quebec could reach 52,500 in 2022 under new proposals introduced by the province’s government on June 7.
    This would translate to an increase of 10,500 newcomers to Quebec from this year’s maximum of 42,000 and mark an approximate return to the immigration level that was in place before the election of the province’s new Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government in October 2018.Between 2015 and 2018, Quebec’s immigration levels were 53,084, 52,388 et 51,118, respectively.
    Other proposals outlined in the new document include:
    • Favouring foreign workers and foreign nationals with a degree in Québec who meet the province’s labour market needs and who are already living in Quebec as temporary residents;
    • Favouring skilled applicants with in-demand training or a validated job offer who match short-term labour market needs in Quebec;
    • Expediting the arrival of economic-class immigrants in order to respond more quickly to Quebec’s labour needs;
    • Supporting efforts by employers in all regions of Quebec to recruit temporary foreign workers by reducing delays before their arrival and to facilitate procedures to meet the needs of the workforce. short-term work;
    • Promoting the selection of immigrants who know Quebec’s democratic values and the values enshrined in Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms;
    • Expanding the number of adult immigrants who speak French by expanding access to government-run French language training;
    • Encouraging the permanent immigration of young people to counter the province’s ageing and declining population.
    A CAQ move to dismiss a backlog of more than 18,000 pending applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) under proposed legislation known as Bill 9 was blocked by a court order in February.

    Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Simon-Jolin Barrette, said the applications were submitted when the QSWP operated on a first-come, first-served basis, which he said was not in touch with Quebec’s workforce needs.

  • Quebec asking delay for changes to Temporary Foreign Worker program

    Although the province of Quebec is seeking a delay on the Federal government changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, but the federal government does not appear to be willing to listen.

  • Quebec Business Program Announcement

    Quebec Immigration has announced the cap and opening dates for the all three Quebec Business programs as follow:

  • Quebec companies can now hire more temporary foreign workers

    Quebec workplaces can now have up to 20% temporary foreign workers on staff.

  • Quebec continues invitation rounds with ‎second draw from Arrima

    Details from the first two draws through Quebec's Arrima ‎system have been released

  • Quebec easing PEQ rules announced in May

    This year’s graduates will be able to take advantage of the rules currently in effect to access the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), announced Quebec’s new immigration minister, Nadine Girault.

  • Quebec Entrepreneur and Self-Employed Immigration programs – Cap reached

    Quebec Entrepreneur and Self-Employed Immigration programs in 2015 have both reached their Cap.

  • Quebec Experience Program regulation changed

    Quebec has introduced major changes in PEQ program for international students and those with work experience in Quebec which must meet in order to obtain permanent residence .

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

    More Quebec employers are turning to temporary foreign workers to address labour shortages in the province

  • Quebec government will ‘prioritize’ skilled worker applicants already living in province

    Quebec Premier François Legault addressed his government’s controversial move to dismiss a backlog of 18,000 pending skilled worker applications Thursday, saying the province will prioritize 3,700 applications from candidates already working in the province on temporary permits.

  • Quebec holds biggest immigration draw in over a year

    Quebec held its biggest draw of the year, inviting 365 immigration candidates to apply for permanent selection on September 24.

  • Quebec holds first Arrima draw of 2021

    The province invited 95 immigration candidates in the latest skilled worker program selection round held on January 26.

  • Quebec holds third immigration draw in a month

    The latest draw is the eighth of the year for Quebec and brings to 2,145 the number of candidates who were invited to apply for permanent selection.

  • Quebec IIP – results

    The period of acceptance of Quebec Investor application from August 1st and August 16th has terminated.