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Provincial Nomination Programs » Quebec

Skilled Worker/Professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec are selected based upon a different set of criteria than applicants who wish to settle elsewhere in Canada. Successful applicants destined to Quebec are issued a Quebec Certificate of Selection. They must then successfully complete medical and security examinations conducted by the Canadian government in order to be granted a Canadian Immigrant Visa.

Quebec Skilled Workers are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program.

The Quebec Government selects applicants based upon factors relating to age, education, work experience, French language ability and ties to Quebec. The selection system is, in theory, designed to indicate the likelihood of succeeding in settling in the Province of Quebec. The Quebec selection process is divided into two stages which may be summarized as follows:


Stage One: Employment Experience

In this first stage, applicants must satisfy ONE of the following three tests:

                 They must have at least six months of full-time work experience in an occupation
                      that the Quebec Government has determined is in high demand; OR
                 They must have at least six months of full-time experience in any occupation, and
                      they must also have assured employment in Quebec; OR
                 They must have at least six months of full-time experience in any occupation (other
                      than an occupation that the Quebec Government has determined is not in
                     demand), and they must also score at least 30 points on an Employability and
                     Professional Mobility Assessment, which is still part of this first stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quebec Skilled Worker/Professional Selection Criteria - Occupations in High Demand

The Quebec Government has determined that the occupations listed below are currently "in high demand" in the Province of Quebec and therefore represent above-average employment prospects for Skilled Worker/Professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec.

The following occupations are currently "in high demand":

                      Aerospace engineers
                      Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
                      Bilingual technical writers (French and English)
                      Chemical engineers
                      Computer engineers
                      Computer programmers
                      Computer systems analysts
                      Consulting agronomists, specialists in fertilization
                      Dieticians and nutritionists
                      Electrical and electronics engineering technologists, specializing in instrumentation and automation
                      Electrical and electronics engineers
                      Industrial and manufacturing engineers
                      Industrial instruments technicians specializing in maintenance analysis
                      Machine tool operators (computer-aided, numerically controlled tools
                      Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
                      Mechanical engineers
                      Occupational therapists
                      Science policy and program officers : Multimedia interface specialists
                      Technical sales specialists, wholesale trade
                      Tool and die makers
                      Translators specializing in technical and scientific fields (French and English)
                      Welder-fitters  

Quebec Skilled Worker/Professional Selection Criteria - Assured Employment

Assured Employment is a process by which a Quebec Government body determines whether a particular permanent job offer made by a Quebec employer to a foreign individual should be approved. The job offer must be for full-time employment in a high-skilled occupation. The proposed employer must have been in business for at least 12 months and must promise to reserve the position for the applicant. There must be no labor dispute at the place of the intended employment. The proposed occupation must be one for which the Quebec Government has determined there is a workforce scarcity or, alternatively, the proposed employer must be able to demonstrate that a reasonable effort has been made to hire Quebec residents who are qualified or who could be trained for the position within a year at most.


Quebec Skilled Worker/Professional Selection Criteria - Occupations Not In Demand

The Quebec Government has determined that there are entry barriers to some professions which would significantly reduce the chances of prospective immigrants finding employment in these fields. These occupations are deemed to be closed to Skilled Worker/Professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec.

The following occupations are currently "not in demand":

                         Specialist Physicians
                         General Practitioners and Family Physicians


Quebec Skilled Worker/Professional Selection Criteria - Employability and Professional Mobility Assessment

The evaluation of Skilled Worker/Professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in Quebec is a two stage process. During the first stage of evaluation, applicants who do not have assured employment or six months experience in an occupation which is in high demand must be assessed as to their Employability and Professional Mobility. Under the Employability and Professional Mobility Assessment, applicants must score at least 30 points (35 points if married) to proceed to the second stage of the selection process. Points are awarded on the following basis:


Education (Maximum Points: 19)

Up to 19 points are awarded for Education (Note: all education programs must have required full-time study):

Schooling:

Number of Points	Level of Education
0 points	The applicant has not completed a secondary or high school education
3 points	The applicant has completed secondary/high school education
4 points	The applicant has completed a one-year post-secondary program
5 points	The applicant has completed a two-year post-secondary program
7 points	The applicant has completed a three-year post-secondary program
7 points	The applicant has completed a one-year university program
7 points	The applicant has completed a two-year university program
8 points	The applicant has completed a three-year university program
9 points	The applicant has completed a four-year university program
11 points	The applicant has completed a second level university degree (Master's)
11 points	The applicant has completed a third level university degree (PhD)

Second Specialty:

Number of Points	Duration of Second Specialty Program
2 points	The applicant has completed a one year program in a second specialty
4 points	The applicant has completed a two-year (or longer) program in a second specialty

Preferred Educational Training:  

4 points are awarded if the applicant has university or college level educational training in a preferred educational training field.

Experience (Maximum Points: 5)

Up to 5 points are awarded for Experience:

Number of Points	Amount of Work Experience
1 point	Six months of work experience
2 points	One year of work experience
3 points	One and one-half years of work experience
4 points	Two years of work experience
5 points	Two and one-half years of work experience or more

Note 1: Work experience must have been accumulated during the ten years preceding the application and the employment                remunerated.

Note 2: Work experience includes training, internship.

Age (Maximum Points: 10)

Up to 10 points are awarded for Age:

Number of Points	Age
10 points	20 - 35 years old
8 points	36 years old
6 points	37 years old
4 points	38 years old
2 points	39 years old
1 point	40-45 years old
0 points	46 years old or older 19 years or younger

 

Knowledge of Languages (Maximum Points: 13)

Up to 13 points are awarded for Knowledge of Languages:

                     Up to 8 points are awarded depending upon the applicant's level of French language comprehension and oral
                          expression
                     Up to an additional 3 points are awarded depending upon the applicant's level of English language
                          comprehension and oral expression
                     An additional 2 points are awarded if the applicant has completed studies in French at a secondary or
                          post-secondary level

Time Spent in Quebec and Relations with Quebec Residents (Maximum Points: 9)

Up to 9 points are awarded for Time Spent in Quebec and Relationship with Quebec Residents:

Time Spent in Quebec:

Up to 6 points are awarded for Time Spent in Quebec:

Number of Points	Nature of Time Spent in Quebec
6 points	The applicant has studied in Quebec for at least two semesters
4 points	The applicant has studied in Quebec on a full-time basis for one semester
6 points	The applicant has worked in Quebec for at least six months
4 points	The applicant has worked in Quebec for at least three months
6 points	The applicant has worked in Quebec for at least six months as an intern/apprentice pursuant to a bilateral treaty
5 points	The applicant has worked in Quebec for at least three months as an intern/apprentice pursuant to a bilateral treaty
3 points	The applicant has visited Quebec for at least three months
2 points	The applicant has visited Quebec for two weeks to three months

Relationship with Quebec Residents:

Up to 3 points are awarded for Relationship with Quebec Residents:

Number of Points	Nature of Relationship
3 points	The applicant has a parent or sibling in Quebec
2 points	The applicant has a grandparent in Quebec
1 point	The applicant has another type of relative or a friend in Quebec

 

Spouse's Characteristics (Maximum Points: 11)  

Up to 11 points are awarded under the spouse's charactéristics Factor: 

Education (Maximum Points: 4)

Number of Points	Level of Education
1 point	The spouse has completed secondary/high school education
2 points	The spouse has completed one year of post-secondary education
3 points	The spouse has completed a three-year university program
5 points	The spouse has a second specialty education or a preferred educational training

 

Work Experience (1 point)

One point will be awarded if the spouse has at least six months of work experience.  

Age (2 points) 

Number of Points	Age
2 points	20 – 39 years old
1 point	40 – 45 years old

  

Knowledge of French (4 points)

             Up to 4 points are awarded for the spouse’s knowledge of French:
             Up to 2 points are awarded depending upon the spouse's level of French language comprehension and oral expression 
             An additional 2 points are awarded if the applicant has completed studies in French at a secondary or  post- secondary level

 

Under each of the above three tests, applicants must satisfy all of the minimum education and work-related requirements set out in the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) for their occupations. The NOC is a compilation of all occupations and their minimum education requirements; the NOC also describes the specific duties of each occupation.

Applicants who satisfy any ONE of these three tests then proceed to the second stage of the Quebec selection process.

Stage Two: Qualifications

Applicants who succeed in the first stage of selection are then assessed based upon a second series of factors. Each factor is allotted a maximum number of points, and applicants must attain at least 65 points (70 points if they are married) in order to qualify for a Quebec Certificate of Selection.

These stage two factors may be summarized as follows:

Training:		Applicants are awarded up to 17 points under the Training Factor.
Employment:		Applicants are awarded up to 15 points under the Employment Factor.
Experience:		Applicants are awarded up to 10 points under the Experience Factor.
Adaptability:		Applicants are awarded up to 31 points under the Adaptability Factor.
Age:		Applicants are awarded up to 10 points under the Age Factor.
Knowledge Of languages:		Applicants are awarded up to 23 points under the Knowledge of Languages Factor.
Spouse's Characteristics:		Applicants are awarded up to 17 points under the Spouse's Characteristics Factor.
Children:		Applicants are awarded up to 8 points under the Children Factor.
Financial Autonomy Capability:		Applicants are awarded 1 point if they satisfy the minimum criteria under the Financial Autonomy Capability Factor.

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