Immigrating to Quebec, Canada as a Quebec-selected skilled workers class

Immigrating to Quebec, Canada as a Quebec Skilled Worker Program

The Quebec skilled worker selection category is an option for the educated and experienced persons seeking to get PR of Canada through provincial route. The new Quebec selection criteria is largely based on the education and training which you have completed and whether the area of training is currently required in Quebec or not.

Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, the province of Quebec makes its own selection criteria to determining which immigrants can settle in the province based on their ability to adapt for living in that province.

If you wish to immigrate to Canada but do not meet the requirements of Federal Skilled Worker Program, you may still be able to live and work in Canada and get permanent residency under Quebec Skilled worker Immigration program.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants who are single must score a minimum of 55 points to be successful and married/with common-law applicants need 63 for obtaining a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ).

However, only Federal government has the authority to issue PR visa after verifying the medical & criminal backgrounds of the applicant and dependents.

The Points System:

Under the Quebec assessment, candidates are evaluated on various selection factors as below:

1) Training or Education criterion [Maximum 28 points]

Up to 28 points are awarded under this criterion on the basis of the level of education, area of training and whether applicant has Quebec Diploma or equivalent or a foreign diploma:

Level of Education : Up to 12 points maximum
Quebec Diploma or equivalent: Up to 6 points maximum
Validated Employment Offer: Up to 10 points maximum, one of these:
- Validated employment offer in the metropolitan area of Montreal : 6 points
- Validated employment offer outside the metropolitan area of Montreal : 10 points

2) Work Experience criterion [Maximum 8 points]

Up to 28 points are awarded under this criterion on the basis of the level of education, area of training and whether applicant has Quebec Diploma or equivalent or a foreign diploma:

Work experience must have been accumulated during the five years preceding the issuance of CSQ.
Work experience includes remunerated employment and also all internships, whether remunerated or not.
As an exception, an international student who has received a diploma from a Quebec university or college (or will receive a diploma within 12 months of the application date) does not need to meet the six month work requirement and is automatically awarded 1 point under the Work Experience criterion.

3) Age Criterion [Maximum 16 points]

18 to 35 years of age earn 16 points.

4) Language Proficiency criterion [Maximum 22 points]

Up to 22 points are awarded under for Language Proficiency:

French Proficiency [16 points max]

Oral interaction (0 - 16 points)
Written comprehension (0 points)

English Proficiency [6 points max]

Oral interaction (0 - 6 points)
Written comprehension (0 points)

5) Stay in Quebec and Family in Quebec [Maximum 8 points]

Up to 8 points are awarded under this criterion:

Stay in Quebec Criteria [5 points max]

Study for 1 regular full-time semester (5 points)
Study for 2 regular full-time semesters (5 points)
Work for at least 3 months (5 points)
Work for at least 6 months (5 points)
Business for at least 1 week (0 points)
Other stay for no less than 2 weeks and not more 3 months (1 point)
Other stay exceeding 3 months (2 points)

Family in Quebec Nature of Relationship [3 points max]

Spouse (3 points)
Son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister (3 points)
Grandfather or grandmother (3 points)
Uncle or aunt, nephew or niece (0 points)

6) Spouse's Characteristics criterion [Maximum 16 points]

Up to 16 points are awarded under the Spouse's (also for Common-law Partners) Characteristics criterion

Spouse's Education Level Doctorate (3 points maximum)
Spouse's Area of Training (4 points maximum)
Spouse's Age, 18 to 35 years of age (3 points maximum)
Spouse's Language Proficiency : French : Oral interaction (0 - 6 points)
Spouse's Language Proficiency : French : Written interaction (0 points)

7) Accompanying Children criterion [Maximum 8 points]

Up to 8 points are awarded under the Accompanying Children criterion

For each child 12 years of age or younger (4 points)
For each child 13 to 21 years of age (2 points maximum)

8) Financial Self-sufficiency criterion [Maximum 1 point]

One point is awarded under the Financial Self-sufficiency criterion.
The applicant has to prove that he/she has the required minimum settlement funds to settle in Quebec for 3 months during initial days. Unless this is proved, the application will be refused. These figures can change for each financial year.

Showing minimum funds (1 point)

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