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Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s cabinet reshuffle on Monday saw Nadine Girault replace Simon Jolin-Barrette as an immigration minister. Girault, already the Minister of International Relations, will combine her current role by taking charge at the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI). It brings to an end a turbulent period for Jolin-Barrette since the Coalition
Protestors gathered in Montreal on Monday to campaign against reforms to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) proposed by Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette. The demonstration took place outside Jolin-Barrette’s office on St-Laurent Boulevard in the city. The provincial immigration minister plans to make it more difficult to qualify for the popular program, mainly by increasing work
The Quebec government’s decision to delay the opening of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program until at least April 2021, signals a significant change in direction for the province, and for Canada’s business immigration landscape. As Canada’s only passive investment immigration program, the Quebec Investor allows candidates with a net worth in excess of $2 million
The Quebec government is preparing to launch an immigration pilot program designed to help tackle the province’s coronavirus care home crisis. One of two pilots announced by Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette on Thursday, May 28 will see 550 Quebec Selection Certificates (CSQs) set aside each year for orderlies. A shortage of staff in Quebec’s care
Quebec will increase work experience requirements under the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) and introduce two new pilots targeting specific occupations in changes announced on Thursday, May 28. Under the changes, revealed by Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, temporary foreign workers will require three years of experience in the last four, while graduates will need one or
Quebec Premier François Legault is looking at ways to give asylum seekers working in the province’s care homes a pathway to permanent residence. Government care homes – known as CHSLDs – are Quebec’s front line in the coronavirus pandemic, seeing thousands of cases and many deaths as a staffing crisis emerged in March and April.
Quebec’s provincial government has moved to delay the opening of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program until April 1, 2021. The decision was announced in the Official Quebec Gazette on Wednesday May 20, 2020. Originally, the QIIP was scheduled to reopen on July 1, 2020, after it was paused on November 1, 2019. It has been
Quebec’s immigration ministry has moved to extend the stay of international students whose Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) expired as of April 30, allowing them to apply to stay in the province until the end of 2020. The move is aimed at those who had their courses interrupted by efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus
2020-04-09 – Quebec immigration candidates are calling for clear guidance from provincial and federal governments on how the coronavirus crisis will impact their applications. They say uncertainty is rife throughout the whole system, from those applying for permanent residence, through applicants for the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), plus temporary residence with study or work permits
2020-02-26 – Quebec has updated the list of occupations that qualify for its facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment process through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The new list applies as of February 24, 2020, although the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) has put in place a one-month transition period. During the transition, candidates
