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The francophone province of Quebec is plunking down more than half a million dollars to fund integration services for immigrants in seven regional municipalities and the city of Rimouski. All of those municipalities, including Rimouski, are on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River. The almost $590,000 is being divided up so that: Rimouski
Teen immigrants and international students enrolled at Quebec colleges and universities – and even those just visiting the Province of Quebec – are being urged by the province to come in for free COVID-19 vaccine shots provided they are 12 years of age or older. “As part of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign now underway in
Quebec immigration has issued 90 invitations in the fourth draw of 2021 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The May 27 draw was aimed primarily at candidates with a job offer, but also included other criteria listed below. Candidates receiving an invitation have 60 days to submit a full application to the Quebec Skilled
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is blaming delays in the processing of applications for permanent residency in Quebec on the province’s low annual immigration targets. “Let’s be clear: Quebec sets its own annual immigration targets and we receive more applications under Quebec’s Skilled Worker Program (PTQQ – Programme des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec) than there are
Ottawa is willing to give open work permits within the next month or so to tens of thousands of applicants for permanent residency in Quebec who have seen their applications held up by lengthy processing delays. Quebec’s provincial government and several organizations within the francophone province have asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to provide
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 has issued 83 invitations in the third draw of 2021 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The April 29 draw was aimed primarily at candidates with a job offer, but also included other criteria listed below. Candidates receiving an invitation have 60 days to submit a full application to the Quebec Skilled
Quebec will increase immigration to make up for a severe shortage of labour caused partly by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also its own government’s decision to reduce newcomer numbers. Immigration Minister Nadine Girault said recently that levels would be sensibly increased as the province emerges from the current health crisis. Pre-pandemic, the governing Coalition Avenir
Quebec has made the COVID-19 vaccine available to temporary foreign workers who are working on farms in the province. “These temporary foreign workers are included in the priority group of essential workers in environments at high risk of an outbreak,” said a statement from the Quebec immigration ministry (MIFI). The high-risk environments were identified by
