Quebec Publishes New Guidance On Values Test Starting January 1

Quebec Publishes New Guidance On Values Test Starting January 1
2019-12-31 – Quebec’s immigration department has released guidance on the new Quebec values test, introduced on January 1, 2020 for all candidates. From January 1, all candidates and accompanying family members must obtain a Quebec values certificate as part of their Quebec immigration application. They can do this by either passing an online test or
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Quebec Suspends Changes Made To Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)

Quebec Suspends Changes Made To Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
2019-11-11 – The Quebec provincial government has moved to suspend the changes made to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) following outcry from a number of stakeholders. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced on Facebook that the November 1 changes would be temporarily suspended to allow for revisions to the lists for in-demand jobs and areas of
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Quebec To Increase Immigration Levels to 44,500 in 2020

Quebec Restores Pre-November 1 Criteria For Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
2019-10-31 – Quebec plans to welcome up to 44,500 new immigrants in 2020, an increase from the maximum of 42,000 in 2019, the provincial immigration ministry announced on Wednesday, October 30. The French-speaking province also plans to issue up to 24,700 Quebec Selection Certificates to prospective new Quebec permanent residents. After reducing immigration targets in
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Quebec Invites 444 Candidates In Latest Expression of Interest Draw

Quebec Increases Number Of Top-Scoring Qualifications In New Areas Of Training List
2019-09-20 – Quebec immigration has announced the details of the latest draw under its new Expression of Interest system, known at Arrima. The draw saw 444 invitations to apply to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program issued on August 19, 2019. The profiles were extracted from the Arrima bank on August 15, 2019. The invites were
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Quebec Announces Plan To Improve Access To MIDI Services For Businesses

Quebec Announces Plan To Improve Access To MIDI Services For Businesses
Aug 29, 2019 – Quebec has announced it will open 40 new immigration ministry (MIDI) service points across the province to improve access for businesses and regions. The expansion will include the addition of more than 100 new staff and mean Quebec immigration has a presence in 50 cities across the French-speaking province, Immigration Minister
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Quebec Spends $55m Helping Businesses Hire Temporary Workers While Cutting Skilled Worker Immigration

Quebec Spends $55m Helping Businesses Hire Temporary Workers While Cutting Skilled Worker Immigration
Aug 27, 2019 – Quebec has announced new funding to support businesses looking to hire temporary foreign workers, with the province in the grip of a labour shortage. The governing Coalition Avenir Quebec will spend nearly $55 million to help the recruitment and integration of temporary workers. The funding comes as the CAQ follows through
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Quebec Government Immigration Plan Backfires as Fewer French-Speaking Immigrants Accepted

Quebec Government Immigration Plan Backfires as Fewer French-Speaking Immigrants Accepted
Aug 26, 2019 – The Quebec government’s policy of cutting immigration has resulted in the province welcoming dramatically fewer of the type of newcomers most likely to find jobs and integrate quickly, new figures show. Numbers of French-speaking newcomers plummeted in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 – completely
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Quebec Sees Sharp Rise In Temporary Workers As Provincial Government Cuts Immigration

Quebec Sees Sharp Rise In Temporary Workers As Provincial Government Cuts Immigration
Aug 19, 2019 – Quebec is seeing as significant rise in the number of temporary foreign workers as businesses look for other avenues to bring in labour with the provincial government cutting immigration. The number of work permits issued for Quebec rose by 36 per cent in 2018, with 17,685 permits issued during the year.
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Quebec Government Urged To Increase Immigration To Tackle Chronic Labour Shortage

Quebec Government Urged To Increase Immigration To Tackle Chronic Labour Shortage
Aug 14, 2019 – Quebec business owners have urged the provincial government to increase immigration immediately to help ease a chronic labour shortage. Lobby group Conseil du patronat du Quebec says more immigrants are needed to avoid slowing the French-speaking province’s economy. Quebec’s historic low unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent is indicative of the struggle
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Quebec Adds 16,600 Jobs To Maintain Historically Low Unemployment

Canada Tops 71,000 ITAs For 2019 With New Express Entry Draw
Aug 09, 2019 – Quebec added 16,600 jobs in July to maintain a historically low unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent, new Canada jobs figures show. The Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey puts the French-speaking province second only to British Columbia in terms of provincial unemployment. Canada-wide, unemployment edged up to 5.7 per cent in
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