Quebec Reopens Its Immigration Stream for Graduates

Effective November 1, 2019, international graduates of Quebec post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for participation in the PEQ Quebec Graduate Stream, which has been suspended since July 2019. The updated information was published in the Official Gazette of Quebec (Gazette officielle du Québec) on October 30th. The Quebec Graduate Stream of the Quebec Read More …

Quebec Invited 169 Skilled Workers in the Latest Arrima Draw

Since July 2019, Quebec has invited 1,595 skilled workers to apply for permanent residency under the Regular Skilled Worker Program. In the latest Arrima invitation round held on September 25, 2019, Quebec sent invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Regular Skilled Worker Program to 169 immigration candidates. This information became available on October Read More …

Almost All of Canada’s Population Growth Is Due to Strong Immigration

Over one year, immigration has led to Canada’s largest population growth. The population of Canada grew by 531,497 people to 37,589,262 people between July 2018 and July 2019, with immigration accounting for 82.2% of the growth. The natural population growth rate was only 17.8%. The population grew by 1.4% over the 12 months — the Read More …

The Number of Skilled Immigrant Workers Has Almost Halved in Quebec

In the first half of 2019, Quebec welcomed 40% fewer international skilled workers, which contradicts the objectives set by the government. New statistics show that Quebec fulfills its promise to reduce the number of immigrants in 2019. However, the province has also reduced skilled immigrant workers, which contradicts the goals of the government. According to Read More …

Job Vacancies in Canada Have Risen to Nearly 600,000

Quebec accounts for almost 70% increase in job vacancies that grow much faster than the employment rate. Job vacancies in Canada rose sharply to 581,600 in Q2 2019 showing an increase of 6.4% compared with the same period of the previous year.  Compared with Q1 2019, the number of job vacancies in Canada increased by Read More …