Canadian Immigrant Visa

The selection system that IRCC uses to in their process to pick eligible candidate for FSW, FST and CEC programs is called Express Entry.

Express Entry is an online process involving the federal government, provincial governments, and Canadian employers. In order to best serve your needs, please choose whether you are a potential candidate for Canadian immigration or a Canadian employer interested in hiring skilled workers.

Foreign skilled workers and professionals are greatly needed in Canada.
One of the main goals of Canadian immigration is to welcome skilled newcomers who will contribute to Canada’s growing economy. Skilled workers who settle in Canada on a permanent basis are especially valuable to Canada’s economy and the strength of its workforce.

Successful applicants of the Skilled Worker Immigration programs will receive a Canadian Immigration (permanent resident) Visa, allowing the applicant to immigrate to Canada with his or her family.
Find out the Government of Canada’s allocations for economic immigration programs under Canada’s multi-year immigration levels plan 2018 to 2021.

As a skilled worker or professional, you have several options to consider. For example, you may be eligible to apply under Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Class or, if your intended destination is in Quebec, the Quebec Skilled Worker Program may be the pathway for you and your family, if applicable. Moreover, if you know in which province or territory you plan to reside, you may be able to submit an application through one of the Provincial Nominee Programs. Below, you will find a list of those programs for you to explore. We also encourage you to start your free assessment.

• Federal Skilled Worker Program: This program is for individuals with certain work experience who intend to reside in any province or territory outside of the province of Quebec.
• Quebec Skilled Worker: Applicants who plan to immigrate to the province of Quebec may be eligible to submit an application through this program.
• Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs): Most provinces and territories have created their own skilled worker programs for those intending to live and work in their particular province or territory. These are fast-track Canadian immigration programs that allow candidates to receive a provincial nomination certificate. In most cases, a nomination certificate will allow candidates to immigrate more quickly than through other Canadian immigration programs.

Many Canadian employers are actively seeking foreign skilled workers to join their workforce as quickly as possible. If you can obtain a job offer from a Canadian employer, you may also qualify for fast-track Canadian immigration application processing.

Visit the Work in Canada section for more details.

Provincial nomination offers a valuable route to Canadian permanent residence.

The Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) allow Canadian provinces and territories to nominate individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada and who are interested in settling in a particular province.

Each Canadian province and territory (except Nunavut and Quebec) has its own unique Provincial Nominee Program. Each PNP has at least one immigration stream that is aligned with the federal Express Entry immigration selection system.

Provincial nominations issued under these Express Entry-aligned streams are known as ‘enhanced nominations’ and award Express Entry candidates an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

With more than 80 provincial immigration streams, discovering the Canadian immigration pathway that best suits you may be challenging. Learn more about Canada’s PNPs by clicking on the provinces below.

The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is an immigration category for Canada’s foreign workers who wish to become permanent residents.

Temporary foreign workers are ideal candidates for Canadian immigration (permanent residence). Having obtained Canadian work experience, these individuals have already settled into the Canadian society and established important networks in their communities and their careers.

Canadian Experience Class applications are processed through the Express Entry selection system for immigration to Canada. Eligible candidates must make an expression of interest in immigrating to Canada, create an online Express Entry profile, and receive an Invitation to Apply for permanent residence before they may make an application.

CEC requirements
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements. They must:

• Have obtained at least one year of skilled, professional or technical work experience in Canada within 36 months of the application date; and
• Meet or surpass a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5 (“initial intermediate”) or 7 (“adequate intermediate proficiency”), depending on the level of the job; and
• Plan to live and work outside of the province of Quebec (individuals with work experience in Quebec and who plan to reside in Quebec may apply to the Quebec Experience Class).

Applicants can remain in Canada throughout the application process. However, the Canadian Experience Class is also open to individuals who are no longer in Canada, provided that they submit their application within three years of leaving their job in Canada.

The Canadian Experience Class requirements are based on a pass or fail model. If the minimum requirements are met, the applicant is eligible to enter the Express Entry pool.

Note: Self-employment and work experience gained while you were a full-time student (for example, on a co-op work term) does not count under this program.

A Popular Option for International Students
For many international graduates, the Canadian Experience Class may offer the fastest and most simple path to achieving permanent residence.

After completing a program or course of study at a Canadian educational institution, many international graduates are able to remain in the country on post-graduate work permits. If, during this time, a graduate obtains at least one year of work in a skilled, professional or technical field, they may then become eligible to enter the Express Entry pool under the Canadian Experience Class.

Additional Options for Foreign Workers
If you are considering applying under the Canadian Experience Class, you may have other additional for Canadian immigration through the various Provincial Nominee Programs.

Contact us for more information about the Canadian Experience Class.
To find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool under the Canadian Experience Class, fill out a free assessment today.

If you have studied or worked in the province of Quebec, you may be eligible to immigrate under this fast-track Canadian immigration program.
The Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ) is a popular immigration pathway for foreign students and individuals with work experience in Quebec.

Immigration to Quebec can be considered a two-step process in which an individual interested in immigrating to Quebec must first apply for a Certificat de sélection du Québec (also known as a Quebec Selection Certificate or “CSQ”), a document that allows the holder to immigrate to Quebec. To apply for a CSQ, it is important to satisfy the eligibility requirements of one of the many Quebec immigration programs offered by Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI).

Once the applicant obtains a CSQ, he or she must then submit an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for federal approval before the Canadian Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa can be issued. Federal immigration authorities will primarily be responsible for processing criminal and medical checks.

Potential applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the PEQ, but who have experience working or studying in Quebec, may also be eligible to apply for a CSQ through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Read more about the differences between the PEQ and QSW programs.

Apply under the PEQ as an International Student
Foreign students who have studied in Quebec may be eligible to apply for a CSQ under the PEQ if they:

• show intention to settle in Quebec to hold a job;
• have stayed temporarily in Quebec for the purposes of study;
• have obtained an eligible degree or diploma from an educational institution recognized by the Quebec Ministry of Education within the past 36 months;
• have studied in Quebec for at least 1,800 hours (two years); and
• show that he or she has successfully completed an advanced intermediate level French course at a Quebec educational institution, if his or her studies were not completed in French, or prove French ability by way of a standardized language test recognized by the Government of Quebec.

MIDI will not issue a CSQ until the applicant submits a complete transcript and an attestation of successful completion of diploma.

NOTE: Prospective Quebec graduates can no longer apply for a CSQ six months before obtaining their diploma. Quebec graduates have to obtain their diploma or provide an attestation of successful completion, as well as the transcript of their final grades, in order to submit a CSQ application to the Quebec Immigration Ministry.

Apply under the PEQ as a Temporary Foreign Worker
Temporary Foreign Workers in Quebec may be eligible to apply for a CSQ under the PEQ if they:

• show intention to settle in Quebec to hold a job;
• have stayed temporarily in Quebec for the purposes of work;
• have had full-time work experience in Quebec for at least 12 months of the 24 months preceding the submission of an application;
• have legal status in Quebec as a temporary worker or as part of a youth exchange program, such as International Experience Canada (IEC) (Working Holiday, Young Professionals or International Co-op Internship).
• are employed at the time of the application; and
• can show that they have successfully completed an advanced intermediate level French course at a Quebec educational institution, if the studies were not completed in French, or prove French ability by way of a standardized language test recognized by the Government of Quebec. Alternatively, they can show that they have satisfied the French language requirements of the professional order governing their occupation in Quebec.

Full-time Work Experience for the PEQ
The MIDI considers a minimum of 30 hours of paid work per week as full-time employment. Full-time work experience acquired as an international student while on a Post-Graduation Work Permit or under a Youth Exchange/International Experience Canada (IEC) Program may be taken into account if the applicant meets all PEQ requirements. MIDI will not consider any period of part-time work, self-employment, or entrepreneurial work under the PEQ.

Quebec immigration authorities expect the assessment of applications under the PEQ to be completed on a fast-track basis.

For more information on the Quebec Experience Program, please consult the Quebec Experience Program Frequently Asked

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a fast-track immigration program that allows employers in Canada’s four Atlantic provinces — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island — to hire foreign nationals for jobs they haven’t been able to fill locally.
Introduced in 2017, the federal government and its provincial government partners aim to welcome more than 7,000 newcomers and their families to the Atlantic Canada region by 2021 through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program.

Background
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is designed to welcome additional newcomers to the Atlantic Canada region to fill the needs of local employers and communities.

The three-year pilot program allows designated local employers to identify, recruit and retain global talent. The program also has the goals of supporting population growth, developing a skilled workforce, and increasing employment rates in the region.

The pilot program forms part of an overall Atlantic Growth Strategy that is focused on the following five priority areas:

• skilled workforce and immigration;
• innovation;
• clean growth and climate change;
• trade and investment; and
• infrastructure.

Find out the Government of Canada’s allocations for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program under Canada’s multi-year immigration levels plan 2018 to 2021.

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program: How it works
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is an employer-driven program that facilitates the hiring of foreign workers. All principal applicants arriving in Canada under the pilot program must have a job offer from a designated employer and an individualized settlement plan for themselves and their family.

Once a designated employer finds a candidate who meets their employment needs and the program criteria, that employer will need to first offer them a job. Employers do not need to go through the process of obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under this program.

Once the candidate has accepted the job, the employer will connect the candidate with a designated settlement service provider organization for a needs assessment and to develop a settlement plan. Employers will also support the long-term integration of the new immigrant and his or her family, if applicable, so they can reach the goals of their settlement plan once they arrive in Canada.

Employers that need to fill a job vacancy quickly will have access to a temporary work permit, so that the candidate and his or her family can come to Canada as soon as possible. In order to obtain this work permit, candidates will need:

• a valid job offer;
• a letter from the province; and
• a commitment to apply for permanent residence within 90 days of the temporary work permit application.

Employer designation
Employers that would like to hire skilled immigrants under the pilot program must apply to the province(s) in order to receive designation. Employers with locations in multiple provinces will require a separate designation for each province. Employers must meet certain requirements, including a commitment to support the newcomer and his or her family as they integrate into their new life in Atlantic Canada.

Learn more about AIPP employer designation.

Candidates: See the list of designated employers in Atlantic Canada.

Candidate requirements
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program has two programs for skilled workers:

• Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP)
• Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program (AISP)

and one program for international student graduates:

• Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP)

The work experience, education, and job offer required will depend on whether the individual is applying as a worker or as an international student graduate. The other requirements are the same for both.

See the table below for a review of the requirements.

Other ways to immigrate to Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic provinces have already been active in immigration over recent years, principally through the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Through these programs, the provinces have been able to welcome a wide range of skilled workers, graduates who have studied in Canada, and business immigrants such as entrepreneurs.

Since 2015, each Atlantic province has created at least one PNP stream aligned with the federal Express Entry system, allowing candidates in the Express Entry pool who are also eligible to immigrate through one of these streams to submit an application to immigrate to the given province.

Currently, the Atlantic PNP options include:

• Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)
• New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
• Newfoundland And Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)
• Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)

Through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, the Government of Canada works with small and remote communities in Ontario, Western Canada and the three territories to attract and retain foreign workers.

The five-year pilot supports eligible communities to:

• utilize immigration to help meet local labour market needs and support regional economic development;
• establish a new pathway to permanent residence in rural Canada for skilled foreign nationals at various skill levels; and
• create welcoming environments that attract and integrate newcomers.

What is the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is community-driven, which means participating communities take the lead in attracting new immigrants and matching them with local job vacancies, promoting a welcoming community, and connecting newcomers to established members of the community and its settlement services.

Community and Economic Development Organization Roles and Responsibilities
Communities must work with a local economic development organization to fulfil the pilot’s eligibility criteria.

Selected communities and local economic development organizations must:

• organize key players within the community, including employers, to identify opportunities where immigration can best support the local economy and share the importance and value of immigration with the community;
• promote the pilot and the community to eligible foreign nationals;
• recruit and assess suitable candidates for immigration by considering the economic needs of the community and an employment opportunity for the candidate;
• prepare the community for the arrival of new immigrants by working with partners that provide services and develop strong support networks for new immigrants;
• promote the integration of new immigrants in the community by connecting newcomers with established members of the community and settlement/social services (i.e. housing, education, transportation, and health care);
• monitor and report on the results of the pilot in the community.

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Community Eligibility

To be considered eligible to participate in the pilot, the community must:

• have a population of 50,000 people or less and be located at least 75 km from the core of a Census Metropolitan Area OR up to 200,000 people and be considered remote from other larger cities (using Statistics Canada’s index of remoteness)
• be located in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Yukon;
• have job opportunities;
• have an economic development plan;
• have a local economic development organization that can manage the pilot for your community;
• have the capacity to settle new immigrants in the community by having or developing:
• relationships with local or regional immigrant-serving organizations;
• opportunities to connect newcomers with established members of the community, such as through mentoring or networking;
• access to key services like education, housing, transportation, and health care.

How to Immigrate under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
The Government of Canada is yet to announce details on the immigration process through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. This page will be updated once further details on applicant requirements are provided by the government.

Many Canadian citizens and permanent residents have loved ones abroad that they wish they could bring to Canada.

The Canadian government offers a number of ways to allow this dream to become a reality under its Family Class Sponsorship class. Canada’s Family Class Sponsorship programs are some of the most generous family reunification programs in the developed world. After all, the Canadian government is committed to keeping families together whenever possible.

There are a number of relationships that qualify for Family Class Sponsorship, including spouses and common-law partners, parents and grandparents, and dependent children. For parents and grandparents, there is also the Super Visa program

To get started on exploring your Family Class Sponsorship options, we invite you to start a free Canadian Immigration assessment.

Canada has a number of immigration pathways to facilitate permanent residence in Canada for eligible foreign caregivers.

This page provides information on both active and recently terminated pathways to permanent residence for caregivers:

• Caregiver Permanent Residence Pathways:
  • Permanent residence through the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP)
  • Caring for Children (terminated June 18, 2019)
  • Caring for People with High Medical Needs (terminated June 18, 2019)
  • Interim Pathway for Caregivers (reopened to applications July 8, 2019)
  • Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots (effective June 18, 2019)
• Canada Caregivers: Questions and Answers

Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP)

Although the LCP is officially closed to new applicants, individuals can apply for permanent residence through the program if they have at least two years of work experience in the program and:

• They are already working in Canada with an LCP work permit; or
• They were approved for their first LCP work permit based on an employer’s positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application submitted on or before November 30, 2014.

Canada Caregivers: Questions and Answers
1. Which caregiver permanent residence pathways are currently open?
Canada’s Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot opened June 18, 2019, and replaced the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots.

Note: The Interim Pathway for Caregivers reopened for applications on July 8, 2019, for three months.

2. Can I apply for permanent residence under the closed Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP)?
Caregivers with two years work experience under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) may apply for permanent residence in Canada if they also are already working in Canada with a LCP work permit, or were approved for their first LCP work permit based on a LMIA on or before November 30, 2014.

3. Who can apply to the Interim Pathway for Caregivers?
Caregivers who have at least one year of work experience in Canada as a home childcare provider (NOC 4411) or home support worker (NOC 4412) accumulated since November 30, 2014, may be able to apply for permanent residence through the Interim Pathway for Caregivers.

4. Can I apply to the Interim Pathway for Caregivers while outside Canada?
It depends on your status at the time of applying. When applying for permanent residence through the Interim Pathway, individuals must:

• have a valid work permit, or
• have applied to extend their work permit and be waiting on a decision, or
  have applied to restore your status as a worker.

It is important to note that IRCC will consider you ineligible for the Interim Pathway if:

• your application to extend your work permit is refused
• your application to restore your status as a worker is refused
  your current work permit is in the LCP, or
• you are applying to extend your work permit or restore your status and your most recent work permit was under the LCP.

5. Who is not eligible to apply to the Interim Pathway for Caregivers?
Individuals are not eligible for the Interim Pathway for Caregivers if:

• Their application to extend their work permit is refused
• Their application to restore status as a worker is refused
• Their current work permit is in the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP), or
• They are applying to extend their work permit or restore their status and their most recent work permit was under the LCP.

6. How do the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots differ from the previous programs?
Under the new pilots, IRCC will issue eligible caregivers’ occupation-specific work permits rather than an employer-specific work permit. This means caregivers will have the freedom to change employers if need be. Also, family members of caregivers working in Canada will be eligible for open work permits or study permits.

7. Can I apply to the caregiver programs with Quebec work experience and move to another province?
Yes. You can use your work experience in Quebec to apply for permanent residence through one of the caregiver programs if you plan to live in a province other than Quebec. You may wish to include supporting documentation with your application to help prove that you plan to live elsewhere in Canada.

Every year, the Government of Canada produces an immigration levels plan that outlines the number of new Canadian permanent residents it aims to admit through the country’s various immigration programs.

The first multi-year immigration levels plan was introduced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in 2017 and set out admissions targets for 2018-2020 for Canada’s economic, family, refugee and humanitarian immigration programs. This plan was later replaced in 2018 with IRCC’s immigration levels targets for 2019-2021.

Economic immigration, which is a major driver of Canada’s economic growth, accounts for more than half of planned admissions through the multi-year levels plan.

The majority of projected economic admissions would be issued through the federal Express Entry system programs:

• the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Program
• the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC); and
• the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

Canada is set to welcome 1.3 million new immigrants over the next three years.Canada is set to welcome more than 1.3 million new immigrants over the next three years.
Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is also expected to play an increasingly important role in terms of economic immigration. This program allows participating Canadian provinces and territories to nominate eligible immigration candidates who match local workforce needs for permanent residence.

Visit the links below to see details on Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan (2018-2021):

• Canada’s Multi-Year Immigration Plan 2018 to 2021
• Canada’s Multi-Year Immigration Plan 2018 to 2020

The following are immigration programs included in Canada’s Multi-Year Immigration Levels Plan:

• Economic Programs
  Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Program:
  This Express Entry-managed program is for immigrants with the requisite education, work experience, proficiency in English and/or French and other skills need to establish themselves economically in Canada.
• Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC):
  The Express Entry-managed Federal Skilled Trades Class is for foreign workers with qualifications in a skilled trade.
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC):
  The Canadian Experience Class is managed by the Express Entry system and welcomes expressions of interest from foreign workers with Canadian work experience or recent graduates of Canadian educational institutions working in Canada.
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP):
  The Atlantic Immigration Pilot allows designated Atlantic employers to recruit and hire foreign skilled workers or international graduates in the Atlantic Canada region (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick).
  Caregivers Program:
• Canada allows eligible foreigners caring for children and people with high medical needs the opportunity to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
• Federal Business (Start-Up Visa Program and Self-Employed Person):
  Federal business class programs allow foreigners who meet eligibility requirements the chance to run new or pre-existing businesses in Canada.
• Provincial Nominee Program (PNP):
  This program allows participating provinces and territories to nominate eligible economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence.
• Quebec Skilled Worker Program and Quebec Business:
  The province of Quebec runs its own immigration system outside the federal system. The Government of Quebec’s planned levels for 2019 to 2021 have yet to be determined.

Family Class Programs

• Spousal/Common-law Partner Sponsorship and Dependent Child
• Parent and Grandparents Program

Refugees and Protected Persons, Humanitarian and other

• Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad
• Privately-Sponsored Refugees
• Blended Visa Office Referred
• Government-Assisted Refugees

The Quebec immigration plan for 2019 could see up to 42,000 new permanent residents welcomed through various Quebec immigration programs.

This page covers the following:

• What is the Quebec Immigration Process?
• What are Quebec’s Economic Immigration Programs?
• Quebec’s Economic Immigration Plan for 2019
• Quebec’s Overall Immigration Plan for 2019

Canada is set to welcome 1.3 million new immigrants over the next three years.Quebec aims to welcome up to 42,000 new immigrants in 2019.

What is the Quebec Immigration Process?
Under the 1991 Canada-Quebec Accord, the Government of Quebec is responsible for selecting immigrants to the province. The selection process is managed by Quebec’s Immigration Ministry, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI).

The Quebec Selection Certificate, or Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) is a document issued by MIDI that proves to Canada’s federal government that an applicant has been selected for immigration to Quebec. Immigration candidates who are issued a CSQ can then apply for permanent resident status Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

The Quebec Immigration ministry:

• assesses foreign nationals’ eligibility for a CSQ under Quebec’s various economic immigration, business immigration, refugee and humanitarian categories; and
• issues CSQs to applicants who meet the criteria for immigration to Quebec.

The Government of Canada continues to oversee the following:

• security, criminal and medical background checks that determine the admissibility of new immigrants to Canada; and
• creation of categories and classes of immigration, allocating and enforcing annual immigration levels while taking into consideration the number of immigrants the Government of Quebec wishes to welcome in any given year.

This page summarizes the various Quebec economic immigration programs and outlines the provincial immigration targets/ranges under each category for 2019.

This page also features a general overview of Quebec’s proposed immigration plan for 2019.

What are Quebec’s Economic Immigration Programs?
Foreign nationals who are interested in settling in Quebec can apply for a CSQ in one of the following economic immigration categories:

• Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), also known as the Regular Skilled Worker Program: This is Quebec’s key immigration category for skilled workers who want to become permanent residents of Canada, and reside in Quebec.
  Under this program, the Government of Quebec applies a unique points system to prioritize potential candidates for a CSQ. Points are assigned based on ‘human capital factors’ that include education and training, skilled work experience, proficiency in English or French, among others.
• Quebec Experience Class, Programme de l’expérience Québécoise (PEQ): The PEQ is a popular immigration option for international students who have obtained an eligible diploma from a Quebec post-secondary institution, and skilled workers with eligible work experience in the province.
• Quebec Business Immigration: Foreign nationals who can prove they have the resources can apply for immigration to Quebec under a wide range of business immigration programs for investors, entrepreneurs, and self-employed individuals. Quebec aims to issue between 2,100 and 2,800 CSQs to business people in 2019.

Quebec Economic Immigration Plan 2019

The table below shows total admissions, including ranges and targets per category for 2019. This table also highlights the percentage of economic admissions against the overall number of admissions under all Quebec immigration categories:

Under the Quebec Immigration Plan 2019, the province is allotting between 12,500 and 15,000 CSQs for economic immigration candidates. A target of 23,450 admissions is also set for economic immigration candidates for 2019, which represents 58.6 per cent of the 40,000 target for total admissions to Quebec.

The table below captures the total number of selections under each economic immigration category for 2019. This table also highlights the percentage that economic immigration selections will represent of selections through all immigration categories in 2019:

Quebec’s Overall Immigration Plan for 2019