Quebec invited 523 candidates in the latest Arrima Draw

The Quebec Immigration Ministry has provided information on the third immigration draw held this year. On February 10, Quebec asked 523 qualified professionals to apply for permanent selection. The invites were sent by the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) to Canada immigration candidates who applied under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP).

Candidates are required to have profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest system with at least 592 points and a job in one of the following fields:

NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers

NOC 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

NOC 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants

NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators

NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers

NOC 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers

NOC 2175 Web designers and developers

NOC 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

NOC 2281 Computer network technicians

NOC 2282 User support technicians

NOC 2283 Information systems testing technicians

NOC 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 3233 Licensed practical nurses

NOC 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

NOC 4031 Secondary school teachers

NOC 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers

NOC 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants

NOC 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations

NOC 5223 Graphic arts technicians

NOC 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators

NOC 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade

The February 10 draw is Quebec's third of the year, bringing the total number of invites awarded in 2022 to 1,357. Last year, the province invited 3,564 applicants to apply for permanent selection through Arrima.

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The Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program is designed for skilled individuals who intend to establish themselves economically in the province. The programme is popular among skilled professionals and overseas graduates who want to work permanently in Quebec.

Candidates are evaluated based on their education and professional abilities, which may aid their professional integration in Quebec and their language skills and age, among other things.

Successful candidates will get a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ). They can then use this certificate to apply for permanent residency to the Canadian federal government. Anyone intending to settle in Quebec is evaluated differently from those wishing to settle elsewhere in Canada. This is because Quebec's immigration policies are separate from Canada's immigration programmes and are controlled by the province.

Quebec announced its immigrant intake objectives for 2022 in October 2021. The majority of entrants are projected to arrive through the province's economic immigration programmes, such as the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) and the Québec experience programme (PEQ).

The strategy for this year asks for the admission of 49,500 to 52,500 immigrants across all immigration categories, plus an extra 18,000 admissions to meet the admission levels that the federal government did not meet in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 epidemic. This suggests that more than 70,000 newcomers may be accepted to Quebec in 2022.