Quebec Skilled Worker Program

Immigration to Quebec could reach 52,500 by 2022 Three-year plan would mostly restore immigration to 2018 levels after 20 per cent cut this year

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Immigration levels to Quebec could reach 52,500 in 2022 under new proposals introduced by the province’s government on June 7. 

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Settlement in class-action lawsuit against Quebec Immigration Ministry up for court approval in June Class-action sought compensation for CSQ applicants rendered ineligible by criteria changes in 2013 and 2017

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Quebec’s Immigration Ministry will be up for court approval in June. 

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New study calls on Quebec to restore annual immigration target to 50,000 No evidence to support government's view that reducing immigration will improve integration, think tank says

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici.  A new study is calling on Quebec’s government to restore its immigration target of 50,000 newcomers a year. 

By Stephen Smith

Quebec government will ‘prioritize’ skilled worker applicants already living in province 3,700 applications among 18,000 Quebec government has been trying to dismiss

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec Premier François Legault addressed his government’s controversial move to dismiss a backlog of 18,000 pending skilled worker applications Thursday, saying the province will prioritize 3,700 applications from candidates already working in the province on temporary permits. 

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Quebec judge orders province to continue processing Skilled Worker Program applications Quebec's immigration minister says province will continue processing applications until Bill 9 is passed into law

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. A  Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the provincial government to continue processing a backlog of around 18,000 pending applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program that the government wants to cancel.  

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Lawyers’ group seeks to delay dismissal of 18,000 Quebec Skilled Worker applications Injunction request wants government to continue processing applications pending approval of Bill 9

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. An immigration lawyers’ group is seeking a court order that would force Quebec’s government to continue processing backlogged applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.  

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Expression of interest numbers reveal Quebec’s immigration appeal despite controversies More than 91,000 profiles have been submitted through Quebec Skilled Worker Program's new Arrima online portal since September

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. More than 91,000 immigration candidates have submitted expressions of interest through Quebec’s online Arrima portal since it opened last September — a six-month period dominated by the rise of the province’s new Coalition Avenir Québec government.  

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Quebec moves to terminate backlog of 18,000 Skilled Worker Program applications Cancelling backlog part of government plan to improve processing times and tailor immigration to labour needs

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Government of Quebec is moving to eliminate outstanding applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program submitted prior to August 2, 2018.  

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Program flies skilled immigrants to Val d’Or, Quebec, to meet with employers Un emploi en sol québécois addresses labour shortages in Quebec's outlying regions

A pilot program that connects skilled immigrants with employers in Quebec’s outlying regions is starting to pay off for companies in the mining city of Val d’Or.  

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