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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’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
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
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.
19 de junio del 2019 – Las invitaciones a través del sistema de Expresión de Interés de Quebec comenzarán a emitirse en las próximas semanas, después de que la aprobación del Proyecto de Ley 9 eliminara la acumulación de solicitudes existentes de Trabajadores calificados de Quebec. Casi 115 000 perfiles ya se han registrado en
2 de mayo del 2019 – Una encuesta de 300 empresas de Quebec reveló que casi la mitad de los encuestados considera que la contratación de trabajadores calificados es la principal preocupación que esperan enfrentar en los próximos tres años. Según la encuesta Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, el 23 % de las pequeñas y medianas
November 9, 2018 – This editorial written by Attorney Colin Singer, appears in the Lawyer’s Daily. On April 6, 2016, Quebec’s government tabled new legislation: the Quebec Immigration Act. On July 18, 2018, it tabled new regulations: the Quebec Immigration Regulation, providing for a significant overhaul of its immigration programs, which are both now in force. In
November 9, 2018 – This editorial written by Attorney Colin Singer, appears in the Lawyer’s Daily. Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, the Quebec government has extensive powers in immigration, to administer the admission of foreign nationals to its province. On April 6, 2016, Quebec’s government tabled new legislation: the
October 5, 2018 – There is no French speaking requirement to qualify for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). Candidates must sign a written declaration saying they intend to reside in the French-speaking province of Quebec. However, there is no language requirement. The Quebec investor program offers applicants with a net worth of at least
The following essay appeared in Canada’s Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin, 29 Imm. & Cit., No.4 2018, and was written by Colin Singer, Magali Desjardins and Maria Parau at www.immigration.ca. Introduction October 3, 2018 – Since the coming into effect of the Cullen Couture Agreement in 1978, as amended by subsequent accords between the Governments of
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