Quebec invited 517 immigrants to apply for permanent selection on September 2nd, 2021.
Quebec held the fourth draw of invitations held over the past four weeks under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP)
Candidates who received invitations to apply for permanent selection by the Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration (MIFI) during the September 2 draw must obtain a score of at least 499 in the Arrima basin.
The latest invitations sent by Arrima also targeted candidates with a legitimate job offer outside the Montreal metropolitan area and who occupy occupations currently in high demand in Quebec. The list of target occupations provided by the govt is as follows:
- Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213);
- Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 2133);
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 2141);
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 2147);
- Information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171);
- Database analysts and data administrators (NOC 2172);
- Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173)
- Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174);
- Web designers and developers (NOC 2175);
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 2241);
- Computer network technicians (NOC 2281);
- User support technicians (NOC 2282);
- Information systems testing technicians (NOC 2283);
- Producers, directors, choreographers, and related occupations (NOC 5131);
- Graphic arts technicians (NOC 5223);
- Graphic designers and illustrators (NOC 5241);
- Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade (NOC 6221).
After several months of sending out monthly invitations, Quebec seems to be picking up the pace by issuing a record number of invitations via Arrima each week. Since August 12, Quebec has organized every week Arrima draws, in which the number of invited candidates exceeded 500, which is significantly more than all the other draws made this year.
This draw is the ninth of the year in Quebec. A total of 2,664 applicants have now been invited to apply for permanent selection by the province.
