Quebec Skilled Worker Program

The province of Quebec, under the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration, establishes their own selection criteria and requirements on the basis of who will adapt well to living in Quebec.

If you’re seeking to immigrate to the city of Montreal, or any other city in the province of Quebec as a skilled worker you must meet their requirements, not those of the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

You must submit an application to be selected by the province of Quebec. This is called the Certificate of Selection (Certificat de Selection du Quebec). Once you’ve been selected by the province you must make a separate application to Citizenship & Immigration Canada for permanent residence.

Quebec-selected skilled workers are not assessed on the six (6) selection factors of the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

After submitting your application to the federal government for approval, you and/or your family members will be required to undergo a medical examination by a designated medical practitioner.

Selection Criteria

Training – up to 28 points
Valid Employment Offer – up to 10 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’s Characteristics – up to 16 points
Children – up to 8 points
Financial Self-Sufficiency – 1 point

• Applicants must score a minimum of 55 points.
• Applicants with a spouse or common-law/conjugal partner must score at least 63 points.
• Applicants may receive up to an addition 6 points upon the interview for Adaptability.