Quebec Publishes New Guidance On Values Test Starting January 1

The Quebec Self-Employed Program
2019-12-31 – Quebec’s immigration department has released guidance on the new Quebec values test, introduced on January 1, 2020 for all candidates. From January 1, all candidates and accompanying family members must obtain a Quebec values certificate as part of their Quebec immigration application. They can do this by either passing an online test or
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Quebec Suspends Changes Made To Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)

Revamped Quebec Immigrant Investor Program Now Open For Applications
2019-11-11 – The Quebec provincial government has moved to suspend the changes made to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) following outcry from a number of stakeholders. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced on Facebook that the November 1 changes would be temporarily suspended to allow for revisions to the lists for in-demand jobs and areas of
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Quebec To Increase Immigration Levels to 44,500 in 2020

Do I Need French to Qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
2019-10-31 – Quebec plans to welcome up to 44,500 new immigrants in 2020, an increase from the maximum of 42,000 in 2019, the provincial immigration ministry announced on Wednesday, October 30. The French-speaking province also plans to issue up to 24,700 Quebec Selection Certificates to prospective new Quebec permanent residents. After reducing immigration targets in
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Quebec Invites 444 Candidates In Latest Expression of Interest Draw

Quebec Politicians Clash Over Slow Progress Of Bill 9 Immigration Legislation
2019-09-20 – Quebec immigration has announced the details of the latest draw under its new Expression of Interest system, known at Arrima. The draw saw 444 invitations to apply to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program issued on August 19, 2019. The profiles were extracted from the Arrima bank on August 15, 2019. The invites were
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Quebec Announces Plan To Improve Access To MIDI Services For Businesses

Quebec Investor Program
Aug 29, 2019 – Quebec has announced it will open 40 new immigration ministry (MIDI) service points across the province to improve access for businesses and regions. The expansion will include the addition of more than 100 new staff and mean Quebec immigration has a presence in 50 cities across the French-speaking province, Immigration Minister
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Quebec destina 55 millones $ para ayudar a las empresas a contratar trabajadores temporales mientras recorta la inmigración de trabajadores calificados

Quebec Spends $55m Helping Businesses Hire Temporary Workers While Cutting Skilled Worker Immigration
27 de agosto del 2019 – Quebec ha anunciado nuevos fondos para apoyar a las empresas que buscan contratar trabajadores extranjeros temporales, con la provincia en manos de una escasez de mano de obra. La Coalición gobernante Avenir Quebec gastará destinara cerca de 55 millones $ para ayudar al reclutamiento e integración de trabajadores temporales.
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Quebec Government Immigration Plan Backfires as Fewer French-Speaking Immigrants Accepted

Quebec Government Immigration Plan Backfires as Fewer French-Speaking Immigrants Accepted
Aug 26, 2019 – The Quebec government’s policy of cutting immigration has resulted in the province welcoming dramatically fewer of the type of newcomers most likely to find jobs and integrate quickly, new figures show. Numbers of French-speaking newcomers plummeted in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 – completely
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Quebec ve fuerte aumento de trabajadores temporales mientras que el gobierno provincial reduce la inmigración

Quebec Sees Sharp Rise In Temporary Workers As Provincial Government Cuts Immigration
19 de agosto del 2019 – Quebec está viendo un aumento significativo en el número de trabajadores extranjeros temporales a medida que las empresas buscan otras vías para contratar mano de obra con el gobierno provincial reduciendo la inmigración. El número de permisos de trabajo emitidos para Quebec aumentó en un 36 por ciento en
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Se insta al gobierno de Quebec a aumentar la inmigración para abordar la escasez crónica de mano de obra

Quebec Government Urged To Increase Immigration To Tackle Chronic Labour Shortage
14 de agosto del 2019 – Los dueños de negocios de Quebec han instado al gobierno provincial a aumentar la inmigración de inmediato para ayudar a aliviar una escasez crónica de mano de obra. El grupo de presión Conseil du patronat du Quebec dice que se necesitan más inmigrantes para evitar desacelerar la economía de
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Quebec agrega 16 600 empleos para mantener el desempleo históricamente bajo

Quebec Maintains Historically Low Unemployment At 4.9%
9 de agosto del 2019 – Quebec agregó 16 600 empleos en julio para mantener una tasa de desempleo históricamente baja de 4.9 por ciento, según muestran las nuevas cifras de empleos de Canadá. La Encuesta de la Fuerza Laboral de Statistics Canada coloca a la provincia francófona solo por detrás de Columbia Británica en
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