“Details of an Arrima draw held on September 2 were revealed by the Quebec Ministry of Immigration.”
On September 2, Quebec welcomed 517 immigration hopefuls to apply for permanent selection. This is the fourth batch of invites issued under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program in the last four weeks (QSWP).
In the September 2 draw, candidates who got invitations to apply for permanent selection by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) needed a score of at least 499 in the Arrima pool.
In the September 2 draw, candidates who got invitations to apply for permanent selection by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) needed a score of at least 499 in the Arrima pool.
Candidates with a legitimate employment offer outside of the Montréal Metropolitan region and who works in occupations that are currently in high demand in Quebec were also targeted in the most recent Arrima invitations. The government has released the following list of targeted occupations:
1. Computer and information systems managers (NOC 0213)
2. Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 2133)
3. Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 2141)
4. Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 2147)
5. Information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171)
6. Database analysts and data administrators (NOC 2172)
7. Software engineers and designers (NOC 2173)
8. Computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174)
9. Web designers and developers (NOC 2175)
10. Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 2241)
11. Computer network technicians (NOC 2281)
12. User support technicians (NOC 2282)
13. Information systems testing technicians (NOC 2283)
14. Producers, directors, choreographers, and related occupations (NOC 5131)
15. Graphic arts technicians (NOC 5223)
16. Graphic designers and illustrators (NOC 5241)
17. Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade (NOC 6221)
Following months of monthly invites, Quebec appears to be picking up the pace by sending out record numbers of invitations via Arrima every week. Since August 12, Quebec had been holding Arrima draws every week, with a total of more than 500 candidates invited—significantly more than any other draw this year.
This is Quebec’s ninth draw of the season. The province has now invited a total of 2,664 applicants to apply for permanent selection.
