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Quebec issues first invitations to skilled worker candidates with an Arrima profile

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:43:01 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec has started issuing its first invitations to Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates with an Expression of Interest profile in the province’s Arrima system.   Invited candidates began receiving email notifications on Thursday, July 4.  Those who received an invitation have 60 days to submit a complete application […]

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First invitations through Quebec’s Expression of Interest system expected soon

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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:25:07 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec will soon begin issuing its first invitations to Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates who have registered an Expression of Interest through its online Arrima portal, the province’s Immigration Minister says. Arrima was introduced last year to receive Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to Quebec’s main skilled worker […]

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Quebec reduces application deadline for Quebec Selection Certificate to 60 days

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:30:06 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates who receive an invitation to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate will now only have 60 calendar days to file a complete application, the province’s government announced June 26.   The new deadline cuts 30 days from the previous deadline of 90 days.  A […]

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Canada’s PNPs offer alternative to Quebec immigration reforms

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:05:00 +0000

The recent passage of controversial immigration reforms in Quebec stand in stark contrast to news from Canada’s other provinces, which are slated to welcome an increasing number of newcomers over the next three years through the Provincial Nominee Program. Known as the PNP, the program allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a specified number […]

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Canada’s PNPs offer antidote to Quebec immigration reforms

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:05:00 +0000

The recent passage of controversial immigration reforms in Quebec stand in stark contrast to news from Canada’s other provinces, which are slated to welcome an increasing number of newcomers over the next three years through the Provincial Nominee Program. Known as the PNP, the program allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a specified number […]

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Quebec passes legislation cancelling thousands of pending skilled worker applications

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:35:44 +0000

The Government of Quebec’s controversial immigration reforms were passed by the province’s National Assembly over the weekend, officially cancelling around 16,000 unprocessed applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.  Known as Bill 9, the legislation was introduced in February and proposed the immediate termination of pending applications to the program submitted prior to August 2, […]

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Immigration to Quebec could reach 52,500 by 2022

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:07:25 +0000

Immigration levels to Quebec could reach 52,500 in 2022 under new proposals introduced by the province’s government on June 7.  This would translate to an increase of 10,500 newcomers to Quebec from this year’s maximum of 42,000 and mark an approximate return to the immigration level that was in place before the election of the […]

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Settlement in class-action lawsuit against Quebec Immigration Ministry up for court approval in June

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:08:06 +0000

The settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Quebec’s Immigration Ministry will be up for court approval in June.  The class action sought compensation for Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates who paid the application fee for a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ) but were later disqualified by changes to the province’s […]

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New study calls on Quebec to restore annual immigration target to 50,000

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:46:43 +0000

A new study is calling on Quebec’s government to restore its immigration level of 50,000 newcomers a year.  The study by the independent Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économiques (IRIS) contends that the new Coalition Avenir Quebec government’s justification for reducing its immigration target for 2019 to 40,000 — that too many new arrivals are […]

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Quebec government will ‘prioritize’ skilled worker applicants already living in province

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:06:04 +0000

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.  Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government was hit with a 10-day injunction earlier this week by a Quebec Superior […]

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