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 facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program every year.
This year, dozens of job categories that were considered in high demand last year have been axed from the list as COVID-19’s second wave continues to rage throughout Canada and put a damper on business activity.
“Canada’s economy remains a long way from normal,” the Conference Board of Canada stated last month. “Employment in November, for example, was three per cent below where it was in February before the pandemic struck. That weakness reflects a deep recession.
“Many Canadian industries will not fully recover until the second half of 2021, when the health risks associated with COVID-19 will have dissipated, borders re-opened and households and businesses can get back to normal,” forecast the economic think-tank.
Quebec’s new list took of occupations eligible for the facilitated LMIA process took effect Feb. 24.
But the provincial government is again allowing this year a grace period of one month.
“A transition period of 30 days, from Feb. 24 through to March 24, 2021 is afforded to employers or their representatives,” the immigration ministry states in French on its website.
“Applications received by the ministry or Employment and Social Development Canada during this period will be considered under the list of occupations permitted under the simplified process in 2020 if the occupation is not in the list currently in effect.”
The list of permitted occupations under the simplified process is to meet the needs of industry sectors with labour shortages. It includes National Occupational Classification skill types 0, A and B.
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Quebec’s immigration ministry updates the list of occupations annually.
MIFI has highlighted that some of the occupations on the list are also on the Global Talent Stream List of target occupations. These are highlight by an asterisk in the list.
Where an occupation qualifies for both processes, applications can be made under either process at the discretion of the employer.
Quebec Facilitated LMIA Occupations For 2021
| NOC Code | Occupation |
| 0111 | Financial managers |
| 0112 | Human Resources Managers |
| 0121 | Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers |
| 0122 | Banking, credit and other investment managers |
| 0124 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers |
| 0131 | Telecommunication carriers managers |
| 0213 | IT system managers * |
| 0311 | Managers in health care |
| 0421 | Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency authorized by the State). |
| 0422 | Supervisors / School Principals and Administrators / Administrators of education at primary and secondary school programs (for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or mandatory agency of the State) |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services |
| 0711 | Construction managers |
| 0712 | Home construction managers and renovators |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture |
| 0822 | Horticulture managers |
| 0911 | Manufacturing Managers |
| 1111 | Financial auditors and accountants |
| 1112 | Financial analysts and investment analysts |
| 1113 | Securities agents, investment agents and traders |
| 1114 | Financial planners and financial advisers (only this name) |
| 1121 | Human resources professionals |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers |
| 1213 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and other information workers |
| 1214 | Postal and courier service supervisors |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations |
| 1222 | Executive assistants |
| 1223 | Human Resources and Recruitment Officers |
| 1224 | Property management officers |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents |
| 1243 | Medical administrative assistants |
| 1251 | Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations |
| 1252 | Health information management occupations |
| 1311 | Accounting technicians and bookkeepers |
| 1312 | Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners |
| 1313 | Insurers / Underwriters |
| 1315 | Maritime brokers (only this designation) |
| 2112 | Chemists |
| 2113 | Geoscientists and oceanographers |
| 2121 | Biologists and related scientists |
| 2122 | Forest science professionals |
| 2123 | Agricultural Representatives, Consultants and Specialists |
| 2131 | Civil engineers |
| 2132 | Mechanical Engineers |
| 2133 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 2134 | Chemical engineers |
| 2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
| 2142 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
| 2143 | Mining engineers |
| 2146 | Aerospace engineers |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers ) * |
| 2151 | architects |
| 2153 | Urban and land use planners |
| 2154 | Land Surveyors / Surveyors |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries * |
| 2171 | Computer analysts and consultants * |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators * |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers * |
| 2174 | Programmers and Interactive Media Developers * |
| 2175 | Web Designers and Developers * |
| 2223 | Forest science technologists and technicians |
| 2224 | Natural and fishery technicians |
| 2225 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2232 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2233 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians |
| 2234 | Construction estimators |
| 2241 | Electronic and electrical engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics |
| 2251 | Architectural technologists and technicians |
| 2254 | Land survey technologists and technicians |
| 2263 | Public health, environment and occupational health and safety inspectors |
| 2264 | Construction inspectors |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians * |
| 2282 | User support workers |
| 2283 | Computer systems assessors and the video game tester designation * |
| 3011 | Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors |
| 3012 | Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses / Registered Psychiatric Nurses |
| 3111 | Specialist doctors |
| 3112 | General Practitioners and Family Physicians |
| 3113 | Dentists |
| 3114 | Vets |
| 3121 | Optometrists |
| 3122 | Chiropractor / Chiropractors |
| 3124 | Related primary health care practitioners |
| 3131 | Chemists / Pharmacists |
| 3132 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 3141 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists |
| 3142 | Physiotherapists |
| 3143 | Occupational Therapists |
| 3211 | Medical laboratory technologists |
| 3212 | Medical laboratory technicians and pathology assistants |
| 3213 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, cardiovascular perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 3219 | Technical assistants in pharmacy (only this name) |
| 3221 | Denturists |
| 3222 | Hygienists and dental therapists |
| 3233 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 3234 | Paramedics |
| 4011 | University professors and lecturers |
| 4012 | Post-secondary teaching and research assistants |
| 4021 | College Teachers and Other Vocational Training Instructors (Only for Educational Institutions Designated by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency) |
| 4031 | Secondary school teachers (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency authorized by the State) |
| 4032 | Elementary and preschool teachers (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency authorized by the State) |
| 4033 | School Information Consultants |
| 4112 | Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec) |
| 4151 | Psychologists |
| 4152 | Social workers |
| 4153 | Marriage therapists / marriage therapists, family therapists / family therapists and psychoeducators / psychoeducators (only this name) |
| 4156 | Employment counselors |
| 4161 | Natural and applied sciences researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 4162 | Economists, researchers and economic policy analysts |
| 4163 | Economic development officers, marketers and marketing consultants |
| 4164 | Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers |
| 4165 | Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers |
| 4166 | Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers |
| 4211 | Legal technicians (only this name) |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers |
| 4214 | Early childhood educators and assistants (whose employer is authorized to hire is an educational institution designated and recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur or another ministry or an authorized agency of the State, or a daycare service recognized by the Ministry of Family) |
| 4215 | Instructors of persons with disabilities |
| 4312 | Fire / female firefighters |
| 5125 | Translators, terminologists and interpreters |
| 5131 | Producers, directors, choreographers and the name technical, creative and artistic directors, technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers – visual effects and video games |
| 5211 | Library and public archive technicians |
| 5223 | Graphic arts technicians |
| 5241 | Graphic designers and illustrators * |
| 6211 | Sales Supervisors – Retail |
| 6221 | Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale Trade |
| 6231 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 6235 | Financial sales representatives |
| 6314 | Information and customer service supervisors |
| 6331 | Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – wholesale and retail |
| 7201 | Supervisors, machinists and metal forming, profiling and assembling trades personnel (only this designation) |
| 7202 | Electricity and telecommunications foremen / women (only this designation) |
| 7205 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers |
| 7231 | Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors |
| 7233 | Sheet Metal / Metal Workers |
| 7236 | Ironworkers |
| 7237 | Welders and Related Machine Operators |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers |
| 7246 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers |
| 7251 | Plumbers |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers |
| 7271 | Carpenters / Carpenters |
| 7281 | Bricklayers / Bricklayers |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers |
| 7283 | Tiles / Finishers |
| 7284 | Plasterers / Drywall installers / applicators and pavers / finishers and Interior Systems Drywall / Lathers |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers |
| 7292 | Glaziers / vitrières |
| 7293 | Insulators / Insulators |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers |
| 7301 | Mechanical foreman / woman (only this designation) |
| 7302 | Supervisors, heavy equipment operator teams (only this designation) |
| 7303 | Supervisors, printing and related occupations |
| 7311 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 7316 | Machine fitters |
| 7318 | Elevator Constructors and Mechanics |
| 7321 | Motor vehicle, truck and bus mechanics and repairers |
| 7331 | Oil and solid fuel burner installers |
| 7332 | Appliance servicers and repairers |
| 7333 | Electromechanical / Mechanics |
| 7361 | Locomotive and Yard Mechanics |
| 7371 | Crane / Operators |
| 7381 | Printing press operators |
| 8211 | Supervisors, logging |
| 8241 | Logging machinery operators |
| 8252 | Foremen / women, agricultural services, supervisors of farms and specialized workers in animal husbandry (only this designation) |
| 9212 | Supervisors, petroleum refining, gas and chemical processing, and utilities |
| 9213 | Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing |
| 9214 | Supervisors, rubber and plastics product manufacturing |
| 9215 | Supervisors, forest product processing |
| 9235 | Operators in pulp and paper pulping, papermaking and coating operators |
| 9241 | Power station mechanics and power system operators |
| 9243 | Water and waste treatment plant operators |
