Immigration.ca Livestream: How Bill 9 Court Decision Affects Employers and Applicants to Quebec

Two-Thirds of Residents Back Same or Increased Quebec Immigration Levels
April 9, 2019 – Quebec’s immigration system continues to be mired in controversy after a Superior Court ruling forcing the government to process pending applications. In the latest immigration.ca livestream, immigration lawyer Colin Singer sums up the current position from a legal standpoint.  He discusses likely outcomes for applicants who are part of the backlog,
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LMIA Exemption to Help Fill Shortage of Quebec Doctors

LMIA Exemption to Help Fill Shortage of Quebec Doctors
April 2, 2019 – Canada’s immigration ministry says French-speaking foreign doctors coming to work in underserved regions of Quebec are exempt from Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) requirements under significant benefit rules. The move is designed to meet the needs of Quebec’s Department of Health and Social Services (MSSS), which has a shortage of French-speaking
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Quebec Court to Hear Injunction Request Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9

Quebec Court to Hear Legal Challenge Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9
February 20, 2019 – A Quebec Superior Court judge will hear an injuction request being mounted by the Quebec Association of Immigration Lawyers against the Quebec government’s plan to begin applying its new immigration law.   The Quebec Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness (MIDI) tabled its proposed legislation on February 7, 2019.  The new
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Quebec Officials Tell Skilled Workers in Paris: ‘We Need You, It’s Urgent’

Quebec to welcome 30 000 skilled workers under new decoration of interest immigration system.
January 16, 2019 – Officials looking to tackle Quebec’s labour shortage will travel to Paris to actively recruit French citizens to move to the province. Representatives from the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) will attend an international recruitment fair with the aim of promoting the province as a destination for skilled immigrants. The Salon du
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Quebec Experience Program – PEQ

How do I Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
The Quebec Government encourages foreign workers working in Quebec and international students completing a program of post secondary studies in Quebec, to permanently remain in the province. The Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) is a simplified fast-track process leading to permanent residence for the two categories of applicants. The program allows international students and temporary foreign workers  to
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Quebec Immigration Overview

The province of Quebec administers its own immigration programs with selection criteria that are distinct from those of federal and other provincial immigration programs.  The Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIDI) selects candidates considered most likely to successfully settle in the French-speaking province. Foreign nationals wishing to settle permanently in Quebec must undergo a two-step immigration
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Selection rules for Quebec business immigrants – Part II

Do I Need French to Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
November 9, 2018 – This editorial written by Attorney Colin Singer, appears in the Lawyer’s Daily. On April 6, 2016, Quebec’s government tabled new legislation: the Quebec Immigration Act. On July 18, 2018, it tabled new regulations: the Quebec Immigration Regulation, providing for a significant overhaul of its immigration programs, which are both now in force. In
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Selection rules for Quebec business immigrants – Part I

Quebec Opens New Expression of Interest Immigration System ‘Arrima’
November 9, 2018 – This editorial written by Attorney Colin Singer, appears in the Lawyer’s Daily. Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, the Quebec government has extensive powers in immigration, to administer the admission of foreign nationals to its province. On April 6, 2016, Quebec’s government tabled new legislation: the
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Do I Need French to Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?

Do I Need French to Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
October 5, 2018 – There is no French speaking requirement to qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). Candidates must sign a written declaration saying they intend to reside in the French-speaking province of Quebec. However, there is no language requirement. The Quebec investor program offers applicants with a net worth of at least
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Quebec Immigration Economic Stream – Part I

Quebec Immigration Economic Stream – Part I
The following essay appeared in Canada’s Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin, 29 Imm. & Cit., No.4 2018, and was written by Colin Singer, Magali Desjardins and Maria Parau at www.immigration.ca. Introduction October 3, 2018 – Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, as amended by subsequent accords between the Governments of
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