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Professionals who are planning to relocate to Canada but lacking points to match the express entry CRS cut off, Montreal or any other city within Quebec is an easy option. It has a very different but well-designed immigration selection process and point system to economically establish the province and fill the gaps in the labor market.

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Quebec’s Expression of Interest System was launched on 2nd August 2018 to pipeline the application processing of two subcategories of QSWP i.e. The Quebec Skilled Worker (QSW) program and The Quebec Experience Class program.

Stepwise process of QSWP:

• Show interest by entering a profile in the Quebec Expression of Interest Bank
• Quebec’s immigration ministry, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI) accepts interest to apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker program through the Arrima Portal
  Note: Arrima portal remains open throughout the year, therefore candidates can apply any time through this portal.
• Use the secure Mon projet Québec portal to submit an application.
  Note: Mon projet Québec permits candidates to complete their application to make payment online, follow the status of their application, make changes to their application, and access personal electronic messaging throughout the process.
• Applicants who are successful under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program have issued a Quebec Selection Certificate and eventually candidate can apply for permanent residence.

A candidate must score 50 points if single and 59 points if married or in a common-law partner as per the below-mentioned point system to qualify for QSWP and get a CSQ.

Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Factors

Factors	Points
Education	Up to 14 points (Cutoff Score = 2 points)
Area Of Training	Up to 12 points
Validated Employment Offer	Up to 14 points
Work Experience	Up to 8 points
Age	Up to 16 points
Language Proficiency	Up to 22 points
Stay And Family In Quebec	Up to 8 points
Spouse/Common-law partner Characteristics	Up to 17 points
Presence Of Accompanying Children	Up to 8 points
Financial Self-Sufficiency	1 point

Factor 1: Education

Level of Education	Points
Secondary school general diploma	2
Secondary school vocational diploma	6
Postsecondary school general diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies	4
Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1–2 years of full-time studies	6
Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies	8
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 1 or more years of full-time studies	4
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 2 or more years of full-time studies	6
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 3 or more years of full-time studies	10
Master’s Degree	12
Doctorate	14
Maximum	14 points

Factor 2: Area of Training

Areas of Training	Points
Section A of the areas	12 points
Section B of the areas	9 points
Section C of the areas	6 points
Section D of the areas	2 points
Section E, F, or G of the areas	0 points
Maximum	12 points

Factor 3: Validated Employment Offer

Validated Employment Offer
Criteria	Points
Validated employment offer in the metropolitan area of Montreal	8 points
Validated employment offer outside the metropolitan area of Montreal	10 points
Maximum	10 points

Factor 4: Work Experience

Experience	Points
Less than 6 months	0 points
6 to 11 months	4 points
12 to 23 months	4 points
24 to 35 months	6 points
36 to 47 months	6 points
48 months and over	8 points
Maximum	8 points

Factor 5: Age

Age	Points
18 to 35 years of age	16 points
36 years of age	14 points
37 years of age	12 points
38 years of age	10 points
39 years of age	8 points
40 years of age	6 points
41 years of age	4 points
42 years of age	2 points
43 years of age or older	0 points
Maximum	16 points

Factor 6: Language Proficiency

French Language
French Proficiency	Low Beginner (A1)	High Beginner (A2)	Low Intermediate (B1)	High Intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C2)
Listening	0 points	0 points	0 points	5 points	6 points	7 points
Speaking	0 points	0 points	0 points	5 points	6 points	7 points
Reading	0 points	0 points	0 points	1 point	1 point	1 point
Writing	0 points	0 points	0 points	1 point	1 point	1 point
Maximum	16 points

Factor 7: Stay and Family in Quebec

Criteria	Points
Full-time study or full-time work for 3 months or more	5 points
Full-time study or full-time work for 6 months or more	5 points
Participant in Working Holiday Visa Program, with work experience for 3 months or more	5 points
Other stay for no less than 2 weeks and not more 3 months	1 points
Other stay exceeding 3 months	2 points
Maximum	5 points
Family in Quebec
Nature of Relationship	Points
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, cousin	0 points
Maximum	3 points

Factor 8:Spouse/Common-law partner Characteristics

Education Level	Points
Secondary school general diploma	1 point
Secondary school vocational diploma	2 points
Postsecondary school general diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies	1 points
Postsecondary technical diploma attesting to 1 or 2 years of full-time studies	2 points
Postsecondary technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies	3 points
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 1 year of full-time studies	1 point
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies	2 points
Undergraduate diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies	3 points
Master’s degree attesting to 1 or more years of full-time studies	4 points
Doctorate	4 points
Maximum	4 points
Spouse’s Area of Training
Area of Training	Points
Section A of the areas	4 points
Section B of the areas	3 points
Section C of the areas	2 points
Section D of the areas	1 points
Section E, F or G of the areas	0 points
Maximum	4 points
Spouse’s Age
Age	Points
18 to 35 years of age	3 points
36 years of age	2 points
37 years of age	2 points
38 years of age	2 points
39 years of age	2 point
40 years of age	1 point
41 years of age	1 point
42 years of age	1 point
43 years of age or older	0
Maximum	3 points
Spouse’s Language Proficiency
French Proficiency	Points
Oral interaction	0 – 6 points
Written comprehension	0 points
Maximum	6 points

Factor 9:Presence of Accompanying Children

Age of Children	Points
For each child 12 years of age or younger	4 points
For each child 13 to 19 years of age	2 point
Maximum	8 points

Factor 10: Financial Self-Sufficiency

Criteria	Points
Making of a contract	1 point
Maximum	1 point

Note:
All the documents required in order to apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program must be certified true copies.

Language test results must be submitted along with immigration applications.

Applicant	Fees
Principal Applicant	CAD$ 785
Spouse/ De Facto Partner	CAD$ 168
Each Dependent child	CAD$ 168

The stringent policies of Canada alters without prior notice, therefore, AP Immigration suggests you to start your process without thinking further. Contact us today and get a free consultation.