The decisions to invite persons to submit an application for permanent selection made on the basis of invitation criteria are public under section 45 of the Québec Immigration Act.
Here are the invitations in 2023:
Invitations of December 7, 2023
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1187 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank : December 4, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français ou son équivalent (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 604 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Invitations of November 16, 2023
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1210 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank : November 13, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français ou son équivalent (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 609 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1220 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: October 23, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 2154 Land surveyors
- 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- 7233 Sheet metal workers
- 7234 Boilermakers
- 7236 Ironworkers
- 7237 Welders and related machine operators
- 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
- 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 7271 Carpenters
- 7281 Bricklayers
- 7282 Concrete finishers
- 7283 Tilesetters
- 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- 7291 Roofers and shinglers
- 7293 Insulators
- 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 7295 Floor covering installers
- 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- 7313 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 7371 Crane operators
- 7384 Autre personnel des métiers et personnel assimilé, n.c.a.
- 7521 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
- 7611 Construction trades helpers and labourers
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 465 points.
These invitations were also addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Analystes de bases de données et administrateurs/administratrices de données
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 2283 Information systems testing technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 608 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1018 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: September 18, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 2283 Information systems testing technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 579 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1433 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: September 5, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 586 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Invitations of August 24, 2023
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1000 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: August 21, 2023 at 10:41 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 584 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1384 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: August 7, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 309 Kb) equal to or greater than 591 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1633 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: July 17, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 596 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1218 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: June 26, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 2283 Information systems testing technicians
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 584 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- Their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 592 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criterion:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1006 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: June 19, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- They had a level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (PDF 4.94 Mb) (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 626 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 802 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: May 1st, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicianscivil
- 2232 Technologues et techniciens/techniciennes en génie mécanique
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 575 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1020 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: April 17, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 598 points; or
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 619 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: March 27, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Technologues et techniciens/techniciennes en génie civil
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 578 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 619 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: March 13, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2144 Geological engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5223 Graphic arts technicians
- 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 578 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1017 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: February 27, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 589 points; or
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1011 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: February 13, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- their occupation appears in the following list of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
- 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
- 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- 2173 Software engineers and designers
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2175 Web designers and developers
- 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2281 Computer network technicians
- 2282 User support technicians
- 2283 Information systems testing technicians
- 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 3233 Licensed practical nurses
- 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 4031 Secondary school teachers
- 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
- 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
- 6221 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 583 points.
These invitations were also addressed to people meeting the following criteria:
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Number of invitations: the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration invited 1011 persons to apply for permanent selection.
Date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: February 6, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.
These invitations were addressed to the persons meeting the following criterion:
- they had a score (PDF 290 Kb) equal to or greater than 619 points; or
- they had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
In 2023, in addition to the invitations indicated in the above table, the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration also invited 21 persons to submit an application for permanent selection, in accordance with Section 26 of the Québec Immigration Regulation (CQLR, chapter I-0.2.1, r. 3) and section 47 of the Québec Immigration Act (CQLR, chapter I-0.2.1).
Contact the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: from 8:00 to 16:00
Wednesday: from 10:00 to 16:30
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Greater Montréal: 514-864-9191
Elsewhere in Québec (Toll free): 1-877-864-9191
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Last update: April 18, 2024
