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Quebec Premier François Legault ruled out any large increases in immigration in his inaugural speech before the legislature as the francophone province rebuilds its economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the premier set his sights squarely on Quebec healing itself and building a brighter future. “Now that the worst of the pandemic
Quebec immigration issued 536 invitations to educators and healthcare workers with job offers outside the Montreal Urban Community Thursday in its second major draw in September through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The francophone province’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) required a minimum score of 562 in the Quebec Expression of Interest
Temporary foreign workers living in Quebec who have applied for permanent residency are now also able to apply for Bridging Open Work Permits (BOWP) under a deal hammered out between the provincial and federal governments. Applications first opened up on Sept. 1, several months after Ottawa and Quebec first announced in May they were working
Quebec immigration has conducted a new major draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 585 candidates. The August 26 draw required a minimum score of 517 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system, 31 points lower than the previous week’s draw. A maximum of 1,320 points are available. Quebec has
Quebec immigration has conducted the second major draw in a week through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 502 candidates. The August 19 draw required a minimum score of 548 points in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system, 43 points lower than the previous week’s draw. A maximum of 1,320 points
Quebec immigration has conducted the largest draw of 2021 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 515 candidates. The August 12 draw required a minimum score of 591 points in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system, where a maximum of 1,320 points are available. It targeted: Candidates with skills and experience
Businesses in some sectors of the economy in Quebec are now able to hire twice as many temporary foreign workers under a deal between the francophone province and Ottawa. “The recruitment of temporary foreign workers is one of the options Quebec businesses will now have to deal with the labour shortage,” Quebec Labour Minister Jean
In a deal still under wraps, the Province of Quebec is thought to be only days away from inking a deal with Ottawa to allow businesses to hire twice as many temporary foreign workers. The French-language daily newspaper La Presse reported today that Quebec businesses would be able to hire enough temporary foreign workers to
Spouses of applicants under Quebec’s Programme de l’expérience québécoise – known as the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) – must now show they can speak basic French. Quebec announced in July last year it was making changes to the PEQ. Among them was the requirement that spouses and common-law partners of applicants for immigration or permanent
Quebec’s immigration authority has published a new scoring system for how it will rank profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest bank. The new system, which comes into force on co Wednesday July 14, 2021 after it was published in Quebec Official Gazette, involves points in two categories: Human capital factors: French language ability.
