On June 1, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) introduced two new Labour Market Opinion (“LMO”) exemptions. The first is for some Certificat de sélection du Québec (“CSQ”) holders. The second is for certain francophones intending to work outside of Quebec. As well, on June 11, 2012, CIC updated its re-configuring of the U.S.processing network. LMO Exemption… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Quebec Immigration
Quebec Caps Economic Immigration
Quebec Caps Economic Immigration On March 21, 2012, the Government of Quebec announced that it is capping the maximum number of applications that it will receive in its economic programs. The programs that will be subject to a cap are the Quebec Investor Program, the Quebec Entrepreneur Program, the Quebec Self-Employed Worker Program, and the… Continue Reading
Who are the Quebec Investors?
The Quebec government has data regarding the amount of people applying to immigrate to Canada under the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program. The data contains interesting trends about who is using the program. The first thing to note is the dramatic rise in the number of people applying to the program from June 2010 to January… Continue Reading
Quebec Entrepreneur Program Residency Requirement
On December 23, 2010, CIC released Operational Bulletin 256, detailing consequences for failure to comply with Quebec Entrepreneur residency requirements. … Continue Reading
Quebec Regulates Immigration Consultants
Fresh off the heals of the Federal Government introducing new regulations for immigration consultants, the Quebec government has announced similar regulations that will come into force effective November 4, 2010. The regulations, which are outlined in the Gazette, contain the following provisions of interest: The regulations do not apply to members of the Quebec bar,… Continue Reading