A chronic manufacturing labour shortage in Quebec means nearly 20,000 jobs are currently available, according to industry representatives. The Manufacturiers et exportateurs du Quebec (MEQ) has written an open letter to both the provincial and federal governments urging an immigration increase to help cope with the shortage. “There are simply not enough skilled workers available,”

2019-11-27 – Quebec has significantly increased the number of top-scoring foreign qualifications in its new Areas of Training list for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. The new list, effective November 1, 2019, includes 19 foreign qualifications for which Quebec immigration candidates score the maximum 12 points on the QSWP selection grid. Previously only 7 foreign

2019-11-23 – Quebec’s immigration ministry (MIFI) issued invitations to apply to 162 candidates in the most recent draws through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. Draws that took place on October 23 and October 29 saw 89 and 73 invitations Quebec immigration issued respectively. In the October 23 draw, invites were issued to candidates who

2019-11-07 – The Quebec provincial government has backtracked on some of the controversial changes made to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) after an outcry from affected candidates and apposition from the lawyers in the province. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says those already in the province will not be subject to the changes, which came in