The Federal Skilled worker program has a very high threshold. This makes it difficult for many skilled professionals to immigrate to Canada. Whereas, Québec Skilled Immigration Program offers an easier path to Canada.
The Federal Skilled worker visa or the FSW visa is difficult to obtain. So for most foreign nationals, the Québec Skilled worker program is the easier Plan-B. The Québec Government introduced this program. The main aim was to create a hassle-free and less tedious immigration procedure so that skilled professionals could easily move to the province.
To check your eligibility as per Quebec Immigration laws, you can avail our free points calculator:
The Quebec immigration selection factors are:
| Age (in years) | Points |
| 42 | 2 |
| 41 | 4 |
| 40 | 6 |
| 39 | 8 |
| 38 | 10 |
| 37 | 12 |
| 36 | 14 |
| 18-35 | 16 |
Points for job offers in Montreal: 8
Points for job offers outside Montreal: 1
| Duration of work experience | Points |
| More than 48 months | 8 |
| 36 –47 months | 6 |
| 24 – 35 months | 6 |
| 12 – 23 months | 4 |
| 6 – 11 months | 4 |
| Educational Qualifications | Points |
| Doctorate: | 14 |
| Master’s Degree: | 12 |
| UG Diploma with 3+ years: | 10 |
| UG Diploma with 2+ years: | 6 |
| UG Diploma with 1+ years: | 4 |
| Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies: | 8 |
| Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting 1-2 years of full-time studies: | 6 |
| Secondary school Vocational Diploma: | 6 |
| Secondary school General Diploma: | 2 |
The comprehensive checklist of documents required for the Quebec immigration skilled worker program are:
These are the documents that help in recognizing your identity and civil status from your home country.
The documents which are valid for this purpose are:
For permanent residency, you need to submit these documents with your application form.
However, the passport is the most globally recognized mandatory document. Therefore, we recommend you to submit your passport.
Suggestive to the name, these documents provide proof of your employment for the last ten years.
The following documents act as your employment proof:
You need to submit proof of language proficiency in English or French.
The following exam scores are accepted as proof of proficiency:
These tests assess you in four areas: speaking, reading, writing, and hearing skills.
The following table is the minimum scores that you need to get in each section:
|
Sections |
IELTS |
CLB |
TEF |
|
Reading |
6 |
5 |
207-232 |
|
Writing |
6 |
5 |
249-279 |
|
Listening |
6 |
5 |
310-348 |
|
Speaking |
6 |
5 |
310-348 |
Your test scores will be counted as invalid if they are older than 24 months. Irrespective of these exams, your employee might ask you to take another language proficiency test.
When applying for a permanent residence visa, you need to have a valid passport or a travel document from the Government of your country.
Your passport is your ticket for traveling abroad. You need to submit your passport details like - passport number, date of issue, place of issue, expiry date, etc.
It’s best to keep every page of your document scanned.
This document ensures you do not have a criminal or terrorist background in your country.
You need to provide evidence that you have enough finances to allow you and your family to settle in Quebec.
The prices vary depending on several factors. The following table will give you an estimate of the financial proof that you need to show:
|
No of People |
Funds Required |
|
1 Adult |
$ 3016 |
|
1 Adult and 1 minor child |
$ 4052 |
|
1 Adult and 2 minor children |
$ 4574 |
|
1 Adult and 3 minor children |
$ 5096 |
|
1 Adult and more than 3 minor children |
$ 522 per child |
|
1 Adult and 1 adult child or more |
$ 1406 per child |
|
2 Adults |
$ 4222 |
|
2 Adults and 1 minor child |
$ 4954 |
|
2 Adults and 2 minor children |
$ 5347 |
|
2 Adults and 3 minor children |
$ 5739 |
|
2 Adults and more than 3 minor children |
$ 393 per child |
|
2 Adults and 1 adult child |
$ 1406 per child |
The complete application process of Quebec immigration is as follows:
You need to provide the following categories of documents:
You can become a skilled immigrant in Quebec by applying for the Quebec Selection Certificate or Certificate de sélection du Québec(CSQ). There are certain things you need to factor in when applying for the Quebec Selection Certificate or its equivalent.
There are several costs involved in immigration through the Quebec Skilled Workers program.
Let’s begin with the application fee:
We then have the Visa fees:
Following this, we have the Right to Permanent Residence Fee:
There are also costs involved for medical examinations, police clearance certificates and language testing.
What is the processing time of PEQ? The PEQ (Quebec Experience Program) has had a processing standard of 20 days, however the province is now committing to processing applications within a maximum of 6 months. The reason for this is Quebec wants to ensure it is treating PEQ and Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) candidates equally.
The shift to Quebec is a two stage process.
The first stage can be divided into 3 parts:
The second stage is a federal application process. It involves police clearing, medicals and visa stamping. The process may take upto 12 months once the documents are verified.
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You need to score at least 50 points to qualify for Quebec immigration/citizenship canada. If you are planning to move with your family, the principal applicant needs to score at least 59 points.
There are several benefits that you and your families can get. Some of the most important benefits are:
The Immigration application procedure is also more straightforward when compared to others.
The time taken to get permanent residency in Quebec is usually 12-16 months.
The minimum score required for Quebec immigration is a CLB 7 in all categories (which is 6.0 in each category on the IELTS General Training). Although a CLB 7 is good enough, we suggest aiming for a CLB 9.
ECA or an Educational Criteria Assessment is not required for the Quebec skilled worker program.
The Ministère is continuing to process applications for permanent selection, regardless of the program under which they were submitted. Currently, the government as well as all ministries are mobilized to slow the spread of the virus and limit the impact of the unprecedented crisis we are facing. The government measures implemented over the last few days to respond to the current situation could affect application processing times.
The CSQ is a document stating that an applicant has officially been selected for immigration by the province of Quebec.
International students with a PEQ (Québec experience program)-eligible Québec diploma, having a 12 to 18 months full-time work experience in Québec (depending on the type of diploma), and are currently employed full-time in Canada can apply for a CSQ in the Québec skilled worker category.
To find out about the measures put in place by the federal government regarding access to the territory and the issuing and validity of work permits, consult the Government of Canada’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) page.
The open work permit allows temporary foreign workers to find a new job with any other employer. A number of assistance programs are available for workers residing in Québec who have lost their income due to COVID-19. The Government Assistance Program – COVID-19 page will help you determine the type of assistance that may apply to your situation.
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