{"id":40064,"date":"2017-11-10T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T13:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/quebec-immigration-levels-plan-2018\/"},"modified":"2017-11-10T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T13:59:58","slug":"quebec-immigration-levels-plan-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/quebec-immigration-levels-plan-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Immigration Levels Plan 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nov 10, 2017 –\u00a0The Quebec government has exclusive jurisdiction to manage its own comprehensive immigration programs, under a series of agreements dating back to 1981.\u00a0 It has the largest allocations of immigrants to Canada, among the 10 provinces and 3 territories accounting for approximately 17 per cent of Canada\u2019s planned overall annual immigration levels for 2018.<\/p>\n

Economic Immigration Numbers<\/h3>\n

\"QuebecQuebec plans to welcome up to 31,300 economic immigrants in 2018, split between Skilled Worker, Business and Other Economic categories.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Family Reunification Numbers<\/h3>\n

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).<\/p>\n

Refugee Numbers<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Quebec Immigration Admission Targets 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/td>\nMinimum<\/td>\nMaximum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic immigration<\/td>\n28,700<\/td>\n31,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Skilled worker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
24,200<\/td>\n26,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
4,000<\/td>\n4,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Other economic*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
500<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family reunification<\/td>\n11,600<\/td>\n12,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Refugees and people in similar situations<\/td>\n8,100<\/td>\n8,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Refugees selected abroad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
5,600<\/td>\n6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  1. State-funded refugees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
1,550<\/td>\n1,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  1. Privately sponsored refugees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
4,050<\/td>\n4,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    \n
  • Refugees recognized locally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
2,500<\/td>\n2,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other immigrants**<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n49,000<\/td>\n53,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Includes caregivers and other economic class immigrants
\n** Includes various special categories of immigrants admitted on humanitarian or public interest grounds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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