Quebec Issues 950 Invitations In First Expression of Interest Draws

How Many Applications Does the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) Receive Each Year?
Aug 20, 2019 – Quebec’s immigration ministry has published details of the first two draws made through its new Expression of Interest system, known as Arrima. Draws made on July 4 and July 17, 2019 saw a total of 950 invitations issued for full applications to be submitted to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. These
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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

Quebec Adds 16,600 Jobs To Maintain Historically Low Unemployment
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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Quebec Launches ‘Personalized Career Pathway’ For New Immigrants

Quebec Launches ‘Personalized Career Pathway’ For New Immigrants
Aug 09, 2019 – The Quebec provincial government has launched a new program for integrating immigrants that it is calling the ‘Personalized Career Pathway’. Newcomers will get help from Quebec immigration ministry (MIDI) officers from before they arrive, with the aim of quickly integrating them into the Quebec labour market and community. The Coalition Avenir
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Quebec Targets Better Immigrant Integration With Wider Access To French Classes

Quebec Targets Better Immigrant Integration With Wider Access To French Classes
Aug 03, 2019 – Quebec immigration is investing a further $70.3 million in improving access to French classes for new immigrants as it aims to improve immigrant integration services. The move by the ruling Coalition Avenir Quebec will increase the number of immigrants with access to French lessons, as well as increasing allowances for taking
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New Quebec Skilled Worker Immigration System Opens

Quebec Opens New Expression of Interest Immigration System ‘Arrima’
Jun 28, 2019 – Quebec has officially launched a new immigration system and introduced three important changes to its Expression of Interest process as the immigration ministry (MIDI) prepares to issue the first invites from the Arrima portal. This takes place amid the backdrop of much controversy highlighted by the government’s cancellation of 16,000 pending applications
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Quebec Makes Important Expression of Interest Changes With First Invitations Imminent

Do I Need French to Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
Jun 26, 2019 – Quebec has introduced three important changes to its Expression of Interest system, as the immigration ministry (MIDI) prepares to issue the first invites from the Arrima portal. A regulation effective June 26, 2019 makes the following changes: 1) Existing Profiles Get Extra 6 Months Validity All profiles registered in the Expression
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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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