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Quebec’s New EOI System

Quebec will now accept applications under the new express entry style visa from 2nd August 2018, as mentioned in announcement of Quebec Immigration on 4th July 2018. This means that the process has already began. Initially on 3rd July 2018, David Heurtel the provincial nominee minister made public the policies of same on twitter.

This new system will replace the current first come first serve system of application processing of Expression of Interest System of Quebec. This is done in order to reduce the application processing time to less than 12 months. Candidates who are interested in Quebec Skilled Worker Program have to initially submit an online Expression of Interest profile to Quebec Immigration Ministry.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the new Quebec EOI system, the candidates have to fulfill few conditions and gain points under the Quebec Immigration Points Calculator for the following factors.

  • Age
  • Education
  • Presence of Accompanying Children
  • Area of Training
  • Work Experience
  • Financial Self Sufficiency
  • Accompanying children
  • Validated job offer
  • Family and stay in Quebec

Quebec New EOI System Changes

There are some changes done under the new Quebec Declaration of Interest System by the Quebec immigration ministry. The application process is made faster through this system.

Following are those Changes that are Being Announced Recently:-

  • Declaration of Interest must be submitted by candidates.
  • Invitation to be in possession by the candidates and submission of completed application form to Quebec Immigration system for CSQ.
  • Candidates with highest points are invited to apply for Quebec Selection System (CSQ).
  • Once CSQ certificate is issued to the candidate, federal application should be submitted by them.

Changes in Quebec Immigration Investor Program (QIIP)

Quebec Immigration Investor Program has also undergone some changes  under the new Quebec EOI system.

Following are the Changes in the Same:-

  • The new minimum net worth is CAD 2 million as compared to previous CAD 1.6 million.
  • New Minimum investment is CAD 1.2 million as compared to previous CAD 8,00,000.

QIIP Eligibility

There are some eligibility conditions a candidate needs to fulfill in under the Investor Program of Quebec in order to proceed further.

Following are those Eligibility Conditions:-

  • Candidates must intend to settle in the Quebec.
  • There should be an investment of atleast CAD 1.2 million from the candidate side into a passive government guaranteed investment for a period of 5 years bearing no interest.
  • Candidate’s work experience should be atleast of 2 years within 5 years of filing the visa.
  • Legal net worth of the candidate should be atleast CAD 2 million.

Quebec Experience Class Changes

The Quebec Experience Class or PEQ had also undergone with some recent changes. This stream is unbolted for candidates who have not long ago passed out their diploma from the recognized Quebec school or possess a 12 month experience in past 24 months in a full time job in province of Quebec. The experience should fall in the categories of National Occupation Classification (NOC) Skill type 0, skilled level A, Skill level B, skill level C and D are eligible to apply for CSQ via Quebec Experience Program.

The spouses and common law partner, of candidates who are eligible, can present themselves as the principal candidate during visa filing.

Quebec Skilled Worker Program: fresh application intake from JULY, 2017

Quebec Immigration program is all set to open their doors for skilled immigrants worldwide! So, if you are considering immigration to Canada, this is the most favorable time for you.

Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion (MIDI) recently released the next intake dates for Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) 2017-18.

QSWP will reopen on July 15, 2017 with up to 5,000 new applications to offer.
Moreover it has been foretold that the July Intake will be filled within a very short period of time.
Don’t sit back and lose your chance, Grab your opportunity today!

Hurry! Apply soon as the intake period is about to open and registration are getting filled.

What is Quebec Skilled Worker Program?

Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) is a pathway to get Canadian permanent residency for talented immigrants across the world. The government of Québec under a special agreement with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) allow eligible candidate to apply for Quebec Immigration and get a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), which will further permit them to apply for Canada PR Status to CIC.

How you can be eligible for the program?

One can be eligible for the QSWP program with:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Only 3 years of work experience.
• 4 bands in IELTS.
• Aged between 18 to 42 years.

What are the benefits of QSWP?

• No Job offer required
• French Language is no longer a mandatory requirement.
• No pool of candidates, No ITA required.

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Quebec Skilled Worker Program is reopening for fresh candidates

Gazette Officielle du Québec announced their decision saying that Quebec Skilled Worker Program will reopen for 5,000 fresh applicants within upcoming 12 months, i.e. before March 31, 2018. The decision was made on March 30, 2017. The fresh applications will be accepted during the intake period occurring before March 31, 2018. The exact dates are yet to be announced.

Quebec skilled worker program (QSWP) is specifically constructed to select skilled foreign candidates on the basis of their ability to establish economically, after their immigration to Quebec. Skilled Immigrants who wish to settle within Quebec are examined under an organized system. Quebec Skilled Worker Program works on a first-come, first-served basis, compared to the EOI system which became famous within many Canadian provinces, and also at the federal Immigration level.

Candidates for Quebec Skilled Worker Program are assessed through a unique point based system which is based upon several selection factors like area of training, work experience, age, language proficiency in French/English, relationship with Quebec (any visits or family), and factors of the applicant’s spouse. Following the selection, the candidates are issued a Quebec selection certificate which eventually takes them to the Canadian Permanent Residency (Immigration) Visa. The Candidates must complete the medical and criminal record checks prior their application to CIC for Canadian Permanent Residency Visa (Canada PR Visa).

There is no need for a prior job offer under QSWP, but one can score additional points for a valid employment offer in Quebec.

Updated Reforms in the QSWP

Recently, the Quebec government made some improvements in the QSWP points system:

  • For Single applicants: minimum score requirement is changed from 49 points to 50 points.
  • For Married applicants: minimum score requirement is changed from 57 points to 59 points.
  • Points awarded for particular areas of training have under gone some alterations. Points for (section A) areas of training changed from 16 points to 12 points.
  • The areas of training scoring 12 points are changed to 9 points.

The above mentioned reform will be applied on the applications submitted on or after March 8, 2017.

Quebec Skilled Worker Program is about to accept fresh applications from August 16

July 19, Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion (MIDI) declared that the following admission time frame for the prominent Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) will open on August 16, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Montreal time, and will get up to 5,000 applications. The admission time frame may stay open until August 22, or until the admission top of 5,000 candidates is achieved, whichever happens soonest.

Amid the up and coming admission period, applicants with a current record on Mon projet Québec will have the chance to present their finished application profiles. It is as of now conceivable to make another record on Mon projet Québec with a specific end goal to have the capacity to present an application profile in the up and coming admission period. Also, the MIDI has affirmed that potential candidates will in any case have the capacity to make a record up until August 16, keeping in mind the end goal to have the chance to present an application in the up and coming admission period.

Standard anticipated that would fill rapidly

The last admission time frame opened at 8:30 a.m. Montreal time on June 13, 2016, with a top breaking point of 5,000 applications that filled inside hours subsequent to opening. It is normal that the admission period starting August 16 will again be brief. The admission time of June 13 was confined to the around 41,000 hopefuls who had as of now made a record in January.

As of January 2016, all competitors wishing to present an application to the QSWP for a for a Quebec Selection Certificate/certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) must do as such online through the online admission administration framework Mon projet Québec. With a CSQ, candidates may then apply to the central government for Canadian changeless home.

Changes to the QSWP expected in 2017

The forthcoming admission time frame from August 16 to 22 might be the toward the end in 2016 for the QSWP. Quebec’s Minister for Immigration, Kathleen Weil, is driving endeavors to move the territory’s famous financial migration program towards the model utilized all through Canada. Proposed enactment would make a migration program like that of the Express Entry framework, in which hopefuls present an Expression of Interest and anticipate an Invitation to Apply taking into account their qualifications.

Note: Candidates in both of the accompanying circumstances are not subject to the top and may present an application for a CSQ outside the previously stated admission time frames:

The candidate has encased an approved job offer with the application for a choice endorsement submitted under the QSWP; or

The candidate is a brief inhabitant in Quebec and qualified to present an application for a CSQ.

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