the CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
The province of Quebec has made changes to its immigration program in order to accept greater numbers of qualified immigrants. The adjustments to the Quebec Skilled Worker selection system are meant to favour more individuals who can successfully integrate into the province’s labour force and society, as well as welcome more young families.
One major component of the changes is that the breakdown of points for education awarded has been amended to reflect more types of diplomas than the previous system. In addition, the “Areas of Training” criterion has changed to reflect the needs of Quebec’s economy and labour market.
The breakdown of points awarded for an applicant’s age has also been adjusted so that it declines less rapidly after the age of 35 than under the previous system.
The new selection system is in effect as of today, while the Programme d’expérience québécoise is expected to come into effect in the coming months.
