Quebec To Start Issuing Invitations Under New Expression of Interest Immigration System

Quebec To Start Issuing Invitations Under New Expression of Interest Immigration System
Jun 19, 2019 – Invitations through the Quebec Expression of Interest system will start to be issued in the coming weeks after the passing of Bill 9 scrapped the backlog of existing Quebec Skilled Worker applications. Nearly 115,000 profiles have already been registered in the ‘Arrima’ system since it opened in September 2018. Quebec’s immigration
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16,000 Quebec Immigration Applications Scrapped As CAQ Forces Through Bill 9

Quebec Expression of Interest System ‘Arrima’ Scheduled For September Launch
Jun 17, 2019 – Quebec’s National Assembly sat into the early hours of Sunday morning to eventually pass Bill 9, controversial immigration legislation that means 16,000 skilled worker applications will be scrapped. It took a 19-hour session enforced by the ruling Coalition Avenir Quebec for the bill to become law at 4am on Sunday, June
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Quebec Job Vacancy Rate Increases Again, Remains Highest In Canada

Quebec Job Vacancy Rate Increases Again, Remains Highest In Canada
June 12, 2019 – Quebec has the highest job vacancy rate of any Canadian province at 4.1 per cent, a new report reveals. The French-speaking province’s 120,800 vacancies at the end of the first quarter of 2019 contributed a total of 435,000 unfilled positions, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Help
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Quebec Politicians Clash Over Slow Progress Of Bill 9 Immigration Legislation

Quebec Politicians Clash Over Slow Progress Of Bill 9 Immigration Legislation
June 6, 2019 – Quebec politicians are locked in a battle over the slow progress of Bill 9 – the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec’s controversial immigration legislation. As of June 4, just eight out of 21 articles had been studied in the bill, which would see the cancellation of thousands of Quebec Skilled Worker immigration
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Quebec To Introduce Placement Agency Licences To Improve Protection of Temporary Foreign Workers

Quebec To Introduce Placement Agency Licences To Improve Protection of Temporary Foreign Workers
May 22, 2019 – Quebec has tabled a draft regulation to establish a mandatory licence system aimed at personnel placement agencies and recruitment agencies for Temporary Foreign Workers(TFWs). The legislation is designed to improve protection of TFWs working in the French-speaking province. The licence, which will require payment of a $1,780 fee, will be issued
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Half of Quebec Businesses See Skilled Worker Recruitment As Major Concern

May 2, 2019 – A survey of 300 Quebec businesses found nearly half consider recruitment of skilled workers the top concern they expect to face over the next three years. Meanwhile, a further 23 per cent of small and medium enterprises are worried about keeping the staff they already have, according to the Raymond Chabot
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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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