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Children of temporary foreign workers and international students in Quebec are now covered by that province’s healthcare system, the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ). The change to Quebec’s healthcare system means all children are now eligible for the Québec health insurance and basic prescription drug insurance plans if they are present in Québec
International graduates who want to stay in Canada but missed the deadline under Ottawa’s latest pathway to permanent residency still have a lot of options. Last week, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started accepting applications for permanent residency under six new streams, including two for international graduates already in Canada. One of those new
International students planning to attend Canadian colleges and universities in September need to hand in their completed study permit applications by this Saturday – or they might not be able attend the fall semester. “If you submit a complete application after May 15, 2021, we will process it as quickly as possible – but you
Quebec’s immigration minister is calling on Ottawa to put an end to the lengthy delays in processing applications for permanent residency to the francophone province. “It is deplorable that the delays are so long for these immigrants – who have already been selected by Quebec – to get their permanent residency,” tweeted Quebec Immigration Minister
Quebec immigration officials are backpedaling somewhat on their French-language testing requirements after a tradesman from France – educated in the French language – failed the French language test for immigrants. “This is a test that seems designed to make people fail,” tradesman Yohan Flaman reportedly told the francophone daily newspaper Le Devoir in French. “I
Quebec started accepting applications for its collective sponsorship program for refugees abroad this week and will continue to accept them through its Arrima online platform for the next four weeks. In this first intake period under the program this year, only groups of two to five Quebec citizens or permanent residents can sponsor these refugees.
Young refugees can get sponsored to study in Quebec again now that the francophone province’s premier has given the nod to the program to resume after it was halted last year. College teacher Rafaëlle Sinave heralded the return of the program as win for students and colleges. “Victory!” tweeted the Cégep du Vieux Montréal educator
The global COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of Canada’s borders to almost all non-essential travel cut immigration to Quebec by more than a third last year and took a serious toll on its economy. Economic activity in Canada’s francophone province dropped sharply during the pandemic, driving its real GDP down by 5.2 per cent and
Quebec has unveiled details of three new immigration programs to attract orderlies, food production workers and experts in artificial intelligence, information technology and visual effects. Details of the programs – announced last year – were published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on Wednesday. Read More Quebec Publishes 2021 List Of Occupations Qualifying For Facilitated
Canada’s francophone province of Quebec has updated – and pared down – its list of jobs in high demand for which employers do not need to demonstrate they have tried to hire and failed to find suitably-qualified Canadians. The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) updates its list of occupations that qualify for Quebec’s
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