Quebec Skilled Worker Program

The mayor of Quebec City is calling for an increase in immigration there to address what he says is a ‘dangerous’ shortage of labor.
Immigration topped Mayor Régis Labeaume’s newly released list of annual priorities, citing the urgent need to fill 17,000 job vacancies in the Quebec City region.

Ontario reopened its Masters Graduate Stream to new registrations April 30 and quickly reached its limit.

April 3, 2018 – On April 1, 2018, following a technical problem with Mon projet Québec, the Ministère received applications for a Certificat de sélection du Québec even though the intake period has not yet been determined.

Manitoba’s new Express Entry-aligned pathway has invited 155 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in its first-ever draw. Conducted on Thursday, January 11, the draw saw the province issue 155 Letters of Advice to Apply, or LAAs, to eligible candidates through the Manitoba Express Entry pathway. In order to receive an LAA through this pathway, candidates needed a score of at least 565 under the province’s Expression of interest system.

Three important support to Help Immigrant Women Succeed in the Labour Market
Sara Rose Taylor, PhD
Research Associate
National Immigration Centre
The Conference Board of Canada

Quebec Immigration is extending the time permitted  to complete  and submit an Expression of Interest through the Arrima portal from 30 to 90 days.

More and more international students are choosing to study in Canada. In fact, Canada welcomed a record number of foreign students in 2014. We are a friendly and welcoming country and home to some of the world's most prestigious universities as well as internationally-recognized vocational schools and colleges. Importantly, once you have completed your studies you may be eligible for Canadian permanent residence.

Canada’s unemployment rate reached a record low in November, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey.  

Kathleen Weil the Quebec immigration minister provided the structure of a new immigration policy expected attracting immigrants who can succeed in the provincial labour market.

The past few days and weeks of September number of Canadian provinces make important announcements in relation to their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) for immigration to Canada.

On Wednesday the parliamentary commission looking into immigration reforms was told by human rights officials that workplace racism persists in Quebec.