April 5, 2018 – The Quebec Immigration Ministry has re-established a Skilled Worker application for Certificat de Sélection (CSQ) intake of 5,000 for the 2017-2018 session via “Mon projet Quebec”, its online platform. The submission period has not yet been announced.
Requirements for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program remain in place through August 15th2018 for new applications. Beyond that date, new regulations recently tabled by Quebec, are set to take effect.
Applications from candidates with a valid job offer who are currently temporary residents of Quebec, can be submitted any time.
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Quebec has an overall target of between 49,000 and 53,000 newcomers under all programs in 2018.
The numbers are within the same range as the 2017 Quebec immigration targets.
The figures show a slight increase in the number of economic immigrants offset by a slight decline in family reunification and refugee immigration numbers.
Quebec Immigration Categories
Quebec Skilled Worker
Quebec Business Immigration
Quebec Experience Program
Economic Immigration Numbers
Quebec plans to welcome up to 31,300 economic immigrants in 2018, split between Skilled Worker, Business and Other Economic categories.
This maximum intake figure is 1,000 more than the expected maximum for 2017 and effectively the same as the 2016 total of 31,600 new immigrants.
The 2018 breakdown figures for Skilled Workers (24,200 to 26,300), Business (4,000 to 4,300) and Other Economic immigrants (500 to 700) are all within a similar range as seen in the previous two years.
Family Reunification Numbers
In the Family Reunification category, the maximum intake of 12,100 is slightly lower than the projected 2017 maximum intake of 12,800, but significantly higher than both 2016 (11,124) and 2015 (10,490).
Refugee Numbers
Refugee numbers are expected to drop slightly when compared to the previous years. In 2018, Quebec plans to welcome a maximum 8,800 in the Refugee categories, compared to a projected 9,500 maximum for 2017 and 9,274 in 2016.
This comes following the completion of the federal Liberal government’s drive to welcome 40,000 Syrian refugees, as well as a number of expected asylum claims from people illegally crossing the land border between the U.S. and Canada.
Quebec Immigration Admission Targets 2018
| Category | Minimum | Maximum |
| Economic immigration | 28,700 | 31,300 |
|
24,200 | 26,300 |
|
4,000 | 4,300 |
|
500 | 700 |
| Family reunification | 11,600 | 12,100 |
| Refugees and people in similar situations | 8,100 | 8,800 |
|
5,600 | 6,000 |
|
1,550 | 1,600 |
|
4,050 | 4,400 |
|
2,500 | 2,800 |
| Other immigrants** | 600 | 800 |
| Total | 49,000 | 53,000 |
* Includes caregivers and other economic class immigrants
** Includes various special categories of immigrants admitted on humanitarian or public interest grounds
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