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 Government to Force Through Immigration Bill 9 On Sunday: Report

Quebec Opens New Expression of Interest Immigration System ‘Arrima’
June 15, 2019 – Quebec’s provincial government is to use its majority to force a vote on its controversial immigration reform legislation. The Coalition Avenir Quebec’s Bill 9 will be voted on by the National Assembly on Sunday morning, Radio Canada is reporting. The vote will come despite the committee debate on Bill 9 –
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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 Government Proposes Immigration Increase to Above 50,000 by 2022

Quebec Court to Hear Legal Challenge Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9
June 7, 2019 – Quebec’s provincial government has announced plans for immigration levels to increase every year for the next three years. By 2022, the Coalition Avenir Quebec plans to increase annual Quebec immigration to above 50,000. The proposal was announced by the Department of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI) on Friday June 7, 2019.
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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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Quebec Skilled Worker Success Rate Drops Since Superior Court Injunction

Quebec Court to Hear Legal Challenge Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9
May 18, 2019 – Fewer Quebec Skilled Worker applications are being processed and at a significantly lower success rate than before a recent injunction forced the Quebec immigration ministry (MIDI) to resume processing files, new figures show. April saw MIDI officials process 727 applications with 15 per cent of them successful. In the month before
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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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Quebec’s Morocco Recruitment Drive Helps Employers Fill 300 Vacancies

Quebec vs Cyprus: Investment Programs Aimed At Different Candidate Profiles
April 23, 2019 – A recent recruitment drive in the Moroccan city of Casablanca saw Quebec employers fill 300 vacancies with temporary foreign workers. Positions in welding, health, hospitality, information technology and catering were all filled on the provincial government-organized recruitment mission. It was the first Quebec recruitment drive to be held outside Europe. The
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