Last Updated on February 25, 2021

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.

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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