Quebec Immigration - Expression of Interest System

The Quebec Skilled Worker Program uses an Expression of high Interest system that requires all deeply interested candidates to submit a profile and provide the desired information on his or her education, area aimed for training, work experience, language proficiency and other factors.

The new Expression of Interest system replaced the "first-come, first-served application process for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP).

The process of applying immigration under the Quebec Skilled Worker program, or what the government calls the Regular Skilled Worker Program, includes the following steps for candidates:

  • Completion of an Expression of Interest profile through the Arrima portal and entry into the QSWP's Expression of Interest Bank.
  • Invitation to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ) under the criteria specified by the ministry.
  • Application for a CSQ to Quebec's Immigration Ministry if selected from the bank.
  • Submission of a Canadian permanent residence application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) if a CSQ is issued.

Quebec immigration candidates in the Quebec Expression of Interest Bank who meet the requirements, cut-off thresholds and passing scores for the program will be considered for selection.

The Quebec immigration candidates in the Quebec Expression of Interest Bank who meet the requirements, cut-off thresholds and passing scores for the program will be considered for selection.

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How candidates will be invited to apply for a CSQ

Any outside national 18 or more seasoned may present a statement important to the territory utilizing the Arima Portal. Applicants will be positioned against the challenge in the QSWP's Expression of Interest Bank utilizing a positioning framework that presently can't seem to be itemized. MIDI says solicitations to apply for a CSQ will be issued to "the individuals who meet certain criteria, studying in the most part on work showcase needs in the distinctive locales of Quebec." Applicants welcomed to apply for a CSQ under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program should meet the passing scores required for the program dependent on the QSWP Points Grid.

Quebec Skilled Worker applicants who meet the underlying prerequisites for instruction and budgetary independence should then meet the required cut-off score of 43 for Employability factors. On the off chance that an applicant has a companion, his or her instruction and preparing, work understanding and language capability will be considered towards a competitor by and large cut-off score. The Employability cut-off score for hopefuls with a mate or customary law accomplice is 52.

Applicants welcomed to apply for a CSQ under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program will likewise be required to meet the base limit for Selection factors, which is a passing score of 50 points (and 59 with a mate or customary law accomplice). Choice variables contemplate all Employability factors, the nearness of going with youngsters and the capacity to exhibit money related independence.

Calculate your Quebec Skilled Worker immigration passing score

Despite the fact that the Government of Quebec has not determined the accurate criteria that will be utilized to rank hopefuls in the Expression of Interest Bank, it has declared how focuses will be relegated for acquiring a CSQ once an applicant is welcome to apply.

Quebec Immigration — Skilled Worker Program Selection Factors
Factors Criteria Points
Factor: Training Maximum 26 points
  • Education Level
  • Maximum = 14 points
  • Cut-off score = 2 points
secondary school general diploma 2
secondary school vocational diploma 6
postsecondary school general diploma attesting 2 years of full- time studies 4
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1 year of full-time studies 6
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies 6
secondary school vocational diploma or postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1 or 2 years of full- time studies in training contemplated in section A or B of area I or II of criterion 1.2 0
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies 8
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies in training contemplated in section A or B of area I or II of criterion 1.2 0
undergraduate university degree attesting to 1 year of full-time studies 4
undergraduate university degree attesting to 2 years of full-time studies 6
master’s degree attesting to 1 or more years of full-time studies 12
doctorate 14
Areas of training
Maximum = 12 points
Section A of areas 12
Section B of areas 9
Section C of areas 6
Section D of areas 2
Section E, F, G of areas 0