Quebec published the May 4 immigration draw
Passing scores have dropped significantly.
On May 4, Quebec held another drawing for skilled workers.
The region selected 802 people; they had to meet one of the requirements: have a job offer outside of Montreal and its suburbs or score at least 575 points on the Arrima system and have one of the listed occupations:
- information systems specialists;
- computer networking and web technology specialists;
- user support technicians;
- programmers and computer systems developers;
- electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians;
- computer engineers;
- computer and information systems managers;
- software engineers and designers;
- web designers;
- web developers;
- graphic designers and illustrators;
- database analysts and data administrators;
- audio and video recording equipment;
- graphic arts technicians;
- secondary school teachers;
- elementary school and kindergarten teachers;
- registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses;
- nurse aides, orderlies, and patient care associates;
- licensed practical nurse;
- civil engineers;
- construction technologists and technicians;
- electrical and electronic engineers;
- industrial and manufacturing engineers;
- mechanical engineering technologists and technicians;
- mechanical engineers;
- industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians;
- mining engineers;
- early childhood educators and assistants.
The previous selection in Quebec was held on April 20. The passing score was much higher, but invitations were issued to all candidates regardless of their occupation.
Quebec is the only province in Canada with its own immigration system. The region sets the criteria for selecting applicants independently of the federal government.
Arrima evaluates language skills (primarily French), work experience, age, education, profession, and whether you have a job offer in Canada.
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