PEQ : entrée en vigueur de nouvelles règles Les réformes du PEQ annoncées récemment entrent en vigueur aujourd’hui et touchent les demandes des étudiants internationaux et des travailleurs étrangers temporaires. Les nouveaux critères d’admissibilité au Programme de l’expérience québecoise (ou PEQ) présentés par le gouvernement provincial le 9 juillet entrent en vigueur aujourd’hui, le 22 juillet. By Alexandra Miekus
Nadine Girault appointed Quebec’s new immigration minister Nadine Girault will take over the immigration portfolio from Simon Jolin-Barrette. The change is part of a important cabinet shuffle by Quebec Premier François Legault on June 22. Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Nadine Girault, a member of Quebec’s governing party, who is of Haitian origin and who arrived in Canada from the United States, has been appointed as the province’s new minister of immigration. By Alexandra Miekus
Québec annonce des réformes majeures de son programme d’immigration ; 2 nouveaux projets pilotes Le gouvernement du Québec annonce la réforme de son populaire Programme de l’expérience québécoise et la création de deux nouveaux programmes pilotes. À la suite de consultations publiques, le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé aujourd’hui les réformes tant attendues de son Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). Il lancera également deux nouveaux programmes pilotes. By Kareem El-Assal
How have government services changed for Quebec immigrants? Answers to questions about Quebec immigration during the coronavirus crisis Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec is still processing applications for temporary and permanent selection, though many services for immigrants have changed due to COVID-19. By Shelby Thevenot
Quebec says reforms to popular immigration program won’t affect students, workers already in province UPDATE: Quebec suspended its PEQ reforms on November 14. The criteria in place prior to November 1 are now in effect Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Foreign students and temporary workers who were already in Quebec on November 1 will not have to meet new eligibility criteria for the Quebec Experience Program, the province’s immigration minister has announced. By Alexandra Miekus
Applications for Quebec Experience Program’s Graduate Stream suspended until November Quebec government says decision is meant to give priority to applicants working in Quebec Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Applications to the Quebec Experience Program’s Graduates Stream are being suspended until Nov. 1, 2019, the Government of Quebec has announced. By CIC News
