Quebec Skilled Worker Program

The Institute du Québec's study sheds light on how the pandemic affected Quebec's labour force.

Kathleen Weil, Quebec immigration minister, announced the granting of additional 4 million loans in 2016-2017, to increase and expand the offer of services in French language to immigrants, and $ 700,000 for measures to promote the withholding of international students in Quebec. These additional funds are part of an investment of $ 18.4 million for the next five years to encourage the rapid integration of immigrants in the labor market and Quebec civilization.

Although it has not officially announced but rumor has it that the Investor program of Quebec province will reopen and accept limited applications as of August 01.2013. Due to the fact that the program has been closed for more than a year therefore the reopening is eagerly anticipated. We will provide more detailed information on parameters of the investment, new application fees and quotas to all shortly.

The suggestion (Law 77) came into effect April 16, 2016. The new system aims to respond better to Quebec's ongoing labour market needs by adopting an Expression of Interest (EOI) model; the government can assemble a bank of candidates best suited to Quebec’s needs. Candidates are then be invited to apply for immigration on a priority basis.

Quebec's immigration ministry released details of an immigration draw held February 24.
Quebec invited 306 skilled workers to apply for permanent selection on February 24.

Quebec's immigration ministry released details of the third immigration draw held this year.
Quebec invited 523 skilled workers to apply for permanent selection on February 10.

MIDI says several invitation rounds will be held between now and January 16, 2020

From August 16-22, 2016, the Ministère will receive 5,000 selection certificate applications under the Regular Skilled Worker Program. Starting at 8:30 a.m. (Montréal time), applicants who wish to access Mon projet Québec will be automatically directed to a virtual waiting room that will allow them to keep their place in line. Their position in line and the number of people waiting ahead of them will be displayed on screen.

QUEBEC — It will be easier for more qualified workers to immigrate to Quebec once the National Assembly adopts a sweeping three-part reform, Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said on Wednesday.

Jun 26, 2019 – Quebec has introduced three important changes to its selection system, as the immigration ministry (MIDI) prepares to issue the first invites from the Arrima portal.
A regulation effective June 26, 2019 makes the following changes:

The president of the province’s largest trade union says the government, workers and unions themselves need to do more to fight racism and discrimination against immigrants in the workplace.

The Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada have ratified an agreement to simplify the processing of applications related to hiring skilled occupations for which the local labor supply is unable to meet the demand for labor-work employers.

The government of Quebec has released a news update regarding Mon projet Québec, an online immigration application management system used by the province of Quebec to process applications under theQuebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP).

On March 2 Quebec invited 1,017 candidates to apply for permanent selection through Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker program. The results of the draw were published this week.

Quebec has updated the list of high-demand jobs for which employers do not need to prove that they have made recruitment efforts when hiring temporary foreign workers.

Quebec released its updated occupations list on February 24, 2023.

Quebec has announced the opening of all three provincial business programs with limited cap. The Quebec investor program 1900 cap which will be open on May 30th whereas the Entrepreneur and Self-Employed categories are reopening with immediate effect, though for only 50 applications each.

Inspired by recent federal immigration changes, Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil announced that the province will make major changes to its immigration model. In particular, the way in which the province selects, welcomes and integrates foreigners into the job market.

The majority of newcomers arrive through economic immigration programs, including the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.

• Applicants who have already created their Mon projet Québec account may submit their application between June 13 and 20, 2016. The maximum number of applications to be received during this period will be raised to 5,000.

• When this number is reached, applicants who do not have an account may create