On February 22, 2023, the Canadian province of Quebec published the results of the draw held on February 16, 2023. This was the second draw, conducted by the Quebec Ministry of Immigration in the year 2023. This draw was extracted from the Arrima Bank on February 13, 2023, at 6:30 a.m.
In this draw, a total of 1011 applicants were invited to apply for Permanent Selection. Invitations were issued based on labor market needs and immigrants’ integration potential.
Following submission, successful applicants will have an average of six months to obtain a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ). The following are the eligibility requirements for being invited to submit a Permanent Selection application:
These invites were sent to those who met the following requirements:
Their profession is included in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) below:
- NOC: 6221 – Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
- NOC: 2171 – Information systems analysts and consultants
- NOC: 2282 – User support technicians
- NOC: 2281 – Computer network technicians
- NOC: 2174 – Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- NOC: 2147 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- NOC: 2241 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC: 0213 – Computer and information systems managers
- NOC: 5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators
- NOC: 2173 – Software engineers and designers
- NOC: 2175 – Web designers and developers
- NOC: 2172 – Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC: 2283 – Information systems testing technicians
- NOC: 4031 – Secondary school teachers
- NOC: 4032 – Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- NOC: 2131 – Civil engineers
- NOC: 2231 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC: 2133 – Electrical and electronics engineers
- NOC: 2132 – Mechanical engineers
- NOC: 2233 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- NOC: 2141 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- NOC: 2232 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC: 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC: 3233 – Licensed practical nurses
- NOC: 4214 – Early childhood educators and assistants
- NOC: 3413 – Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
- And, They had a legitimate job offer that was outside the boundaries of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
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, the Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration has also invited one person to submit an application for permanent selection as of January 1, 2023, in addition to the invitations listed in the aforementioned table (CQLR, chapter I-0.2.1).
