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 Backtracks on Certain Quebec Experience Program Changes After Public Outcry

Quebec Expression of Interest System ‘Arrima’ to Open September 18th
2019-11-07 – The Quebec provincial government has backtracked on some of the controversial changes made to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) after an outcry from affected candidates and apposition from the lawyers in the province. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says those already in the province will not be subject to the changes, which came in
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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 Announces Significant Changes to Quebec Experience Program

Quebec Announces Significant Changes to Quebec Experience Program
2019-10-30 – The Quebec government has announced a number of changes to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) stream for graduates and temporary foreign workers. Under the changes, effective November 1, 2019, candidates qualify for permanent residence based on their field of study and the occupation they hold. For the Quebec Graduate stream, this means the
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Applications Suspended for Popular Quebec Immigrant Investor Program Until 2020

Quebec Court to Hear Legal Challenge Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9
2019-10-30 – The Quebec provincial government has moved to suspend the intake of new applications for its popular Quebec Immigrant Investor Program. In regulations published in the Official Gazette on October 30, the province has suspended receiving new applications from November 1, 2019, until June 30, 2020.  It does not affect applications submitted prior to
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Quebec Issued 169 Invitations In Most Recent Expression of Interest Draw

View of old Quebec and the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
2019-10-28 – Quebec has published details of its latest draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, in which it issued invitations to apply to 169 candidates. The September 25 Quebec immigration draw was the fifth from the Arrima Expression of Interest Bank since Quebec started issuing invitations in July 2019. The Quebec immigration ministry
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Quebec Invites 32 Immigration Candidates In New Expression of Interest Draw

Quebec Invites 32 Immigration Candidates In New Expression of Interest Draw
2019-10-03 – Quebec has announced the results of a new Expression of Interest draw that saw 32 invitations issued. The September 4 draw candidates invited for Quebec immigration who met one of the following criteria: They held a validated job offer. They were in Quebec as a diplomatic agent, consular officer, representative or a duly accredited
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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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Canada Job Vacancies Rise Sharply To 581,600 As Quebec Accounts For 70% of Increase

Trump Effect and Booming Job Market Helping Canada Tackle Brain Drain
2019-09-20 – Job vacancies in Canada rose sharply to 581,600 in the second quarter of 2019, up 6.4 per cent on the same period of last year, new figures show. Quebec accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the Canada-wide increase of 34,800 vacancies, according to Statistics Canada. It means the number of Canada job
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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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