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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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 Skilled Workers – Selection Factors Grid

Selection under the Quebec skilled Worker Program is made based on several factors. A successful candidate must score enough points to pass both thresholds imposed by the Quebec government.  Factors Marking scheme Max Pts 1. Education Cut-off score =2 1. Education Max 26 1.1 Level of Education Max 14 a) general high school 2 b) professional
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Quebec Expression of Interest – 2019

Quebec Expression of Interest - 2018
Quebec operates its own Expression of Interest immigration system under its Quebec Skilled Worker program, called Arrima. It functions in a similar way as the federal Express Entry system and replaces the former first-come, first-served process. The system is designed to allow candidates with the best credentials to get to the front of the line for Quebec economic immigration.
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Quebec Immigration Economic Stream Update

The following essay was written by Colin R. Singer and appeared in Canada’s Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin, Carswell 24 Imm. & Cit., No. 8 . September 2013 . ISSN 0843-7564. Introduction Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, as amended by subsequent accords between the Governments of Canada and Quebec
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Quebec Skilled Worker Immigration

The Province of Quebec administers its own immigration programs with selection criteria that are distinct and more predictable from those of federal and other provincial immigration programs. Foreign nationals wishing to settle permanently in Quebec must undergo a two-step immigration process: They must be selected by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de
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Quebec Immigration High Demand Occupation List

Quebec Immigration High Demand Occupation List
The Quebec government published new Areas of Training List, effective August 2, 2018.  The areas of training list is an important component under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.  The revised list enumerates a wide range of studies awarding points to applicants and a spouse or de facto spouse for diplomas acquired outside Quebec or obtained in Quebec or
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Quebec Immigration Rules: Economic Immigration Stream – Part I

The following essay was written by Colin R. Singer and appeared in Canada’s Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin, Carswell 24 Imm. & Cit., No. 8 . September 2013 . ISSN 0843-7564. Introduction Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, as amended by subsequent accords between the Governments of Canada and Quebec
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Quebec Immigration Skilled Worker Update

(The following essay was written by Colin R. Singer and appears in Canada’s Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin 20 Imm. & Cit. #9, November 2009; ISSN 0843-7564). On October 14, 2009 the Quebec Government implemented important modifications to the Selection Grid in Schedule A of the Regulation respecting the selection of foreign nationals (R.R.Q., 1981, c.
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