Quebec Skilled Workers Program (QSWP)

The Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), created by the governments of Quebec and Canada, authorises qualified workers from other countries who have received advanced education and training to immigrate to Quebec. A selection grid of criteria is used to evaluate potential immigrants who apply to the Skilled Worker Quebec Program. Those who receive sufficient points get awarded a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ), which they can use to qualify for CSR.

You must have professional training and abilities that will ease your employment integration in Quebec if you want to be one of the chosen.

Other factors are taken into account, such as:

• The presence of children
• The characteristics of your spouse.
• Your age
• Language proficiency

Submitting a declaration of the desire to immigrate to Quebec

You can at any moment express interest in moving to Quebec to work. At this time, there is no documentation needed.

Free of charge

Online submission of the expression of interest is cost-free.

It is not essential to engaging the services of a person who will be paid in order to complete an expression of interest.

If you decide to hire a hired representative, make sure they have the Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration's authorization.

Conditions

To submit an expression of interest, you must:

• Intend to work in Québec, in a job you are capable of doing
• Intend to live in Québec
• Be 18 years of age or older

Validity

From the date of submission, your expression of interest is valid for 12 months (one year).

Your statement of interest will be deemed void if you are not contacted within this time frame to submit permanent selection application.

You won't be able to extend or renew it, but if you'd like, you can submit another one for free. To your new declaration, the data you provided in your initial statement of interest will be duplicated.

Additionally, you have the right to revoke your interest at any moment.

Information to provide

The following details must be included in the expression of interest form:

• Work experience;
• Status in Québec;
• Personal information;
• Knowledge of French and English;
• If you have a job offer validated by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration;
• Family situation;
• Education;
• Contact information;

How to complete your expression of interest

You need to register on the Arrima portal if you want to immigrate to Quebec through the Regular Skilled Worker Program.

After that, you can finish and send in your expression of interest form.

You have 90 days to complete and file your expression of interest starting on the creation date. Your form will be removed following this deadline.

Accept to be connected to an employer

You can agree that Québec businesses can search the Portail employeurs (Employer portal) and see your profile.

Communications on Arrima

Every time a communication is filed in your Arrima message center, you'll get an email notification.

Permanent selection application invitation -

Your expression of interest will be saved in the bank for expressions of interest once you have submitted it on Arrima.

People with profiles that fit Québec's demands and who exhibit strong integration potential are asked to submit permanent selection application.

If you accept, a message including the instructions on how to get the form & submit a permanent selection application will be delivered to your Arrima message centre.

Your permanent selection application could be requested at any moment. It is crucial to update your statement of interest frequently.

Your invitation might be revoked if you declare the interest but give false information.

Criteria for invitation & score

Sent based on one or more of the following:

The spouse or de facto spouse (if applicable) must meet the following criteria:

Criteria:

• Québec diploma;
• Level of education.
• Knowledge of French;

Criteria related to the needs of the labour market in Québec and government priorities

Criteria:

• Workforce diagnosis. This can be combined with the amount of time spent practising the occupation;
• A verified employment offer Depending on whether it is located on or off the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal's boundaries, this may be linked with the location of employment.
• Québec diploma;
• Length of professional experience in the rest of Canada;
• Length of professional experience in Québec;
• Field of training;

Criteria related to human capital

Criteria:

• Level of education.
• Length of professional experience;
• French knowledge;
• Combined knowledge of French and English;
• Age;

Other criteria

Additionally, specific invitations may be sent on factors like:

• The Quebec destination area;
• A ministerial order that is published in the Quebec Official Gazette establishes the conditions.
• Profession practised.

Score required for criteria

Each criterion is scorable. People can then be categorised using these traits in the expression of interest bank. Hence, individuals may be invited, particularly based on their performance.

Applying for permanent selection in the Regular Skilled Worker Program

The permanent selection application form must be completed and submitted once you've been invited.

The private information needed to access the form will be sent to your Arrima message centre.

You have a maximum of 60 days from the date of the invite to submit your application and pay the processing charges.

Your application will no longer be accepted after this period has passed.

Processing of your permanent selection application

Your permanent selection application will start to be processed once you have:

• Filled out and signed the permanent selection application;
• Filled out the form and returned it within the deadline;
• Delivering the required files in the required format,
• Pay the application processing costs.

Your permanent selection application will be evaluated in accordance with the Regular Skilled Worker Program's Selection Grid.

Nine elements with various assessment criteria make up the selection grid.

1. Training
2. Work experience
3. Age
4. Language proficiency
5. Stays and family in Québec
6. Characteristics of your spouse
7. Validated job offer
8. Children
9. Capacity for financial self-sufficiency

As soon as you have your Certificat de sélection (CSQ - Québec Selection Certificate),

You must continue your immigration application with the Government of Canada after getting your Certificat de sélection (CSQ - Québec Selection Certificate).

You must also take certain actions to aid in your societal insertion into Quebec.

• Submitting a request for permanent residence status to the federal government
• Obtaining a global open work permit
• Getting work permit renewed
• Status change from temp to permanent
• Québec's integration initiatives
• When you get to the airport