Quebec Skilled Workers Selection Factors

To be qualified as a Quebec skilled worker, you will be assessed on the following selection factors and a point system.

Factor 1- Training (Maximum 28 points)

You can earn selection points for your level of education and your area of training.

1.1 Level of Education

1.2 Area of Training

The 2009 List of areas of training is intended to identify candidates who have earned diplomas or degrees in areas with good medium-term job prospects. It is compiled with particular regard to Quebec job market requirements. The diploma or degree must have been obtained in the five years previous to applying for a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ). If this is not the case, the applicant must have worked for at least one year out of the five years in question in a field directly related to the diploma or degree obtained and for which assessment is being made.

This list served as the basis for creating the 2009 List of preferred areas of training which is used to prioritize the processing of immigration applications from workers who are skilled in areas that offer good prospects for occupational integration in Quebec. 

Factor 2- Experience (Maximum 8 Points)

You will earn points for the number of years you have spent in full-time (30 hours per week) or equivalent paid work during the last 5 years in skilled, semi-skilled and management occupation (Skill levels A, B, C and O of National Occupational Classification). You must have at least 6 months experience to considered as a Quebec skilled worker.

Points are awarded on the following basis:

Factor 3- Age (Maximum 16 Points)

You will be awarded selection points based on your age at the time when the Quebec Immigration office receives your application according to the following table:

Factor 4- Language Proficiency (Maximum 22 points)

Points are awarded under the Language Skills Factor based upon your ability to speak Quebec's first official language (French) and second official language (English). Your knowledge of languages will be determined either by documentary proof or at the interview by the officer and they will only consider communication skilled (Speaking and Listening)

Credits for Language Skills are awarded on the following basis:

Factor 5- Stay and Family in Quebec (Maximum 8 points)

You can be awarded up to 16 points if you have a close relative in Quebec and/or have stayed in Quebec.

5.1 Stay in Quebec

5.2 Family in Quebec

Factor 6- Characteristics of the accompanying spouse or de facto spouse (Maximum 16 Points)

You will be awarded points for the characteristics of your accompanying spouse in level of education, area of training, age and language proficiency.

6.1 Spouse Level of education

6.2 Spouse Area of Training

6.3 Spouse Age

6.4 Spouse Language Proficiency

Factor 7- Validated employment offer (Maximum 10 Points)

Validated employment offer is a genuine job offer by a Quebec employer that is approved (validated) by Human Resources & Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) in Quebec.

These points are awarded as follows:

Factor 8- Children (Maximum 8 Points)

You may be awarded up to a maximum of 8 point if you have accompanying children

Factor 9- Financial Self-sufficiency (1 point)

As part of your application, you are required to declare that you will have, for the duration of a contract signed with MICC which is three months from the date of your arrival in Canada as a permanent resident, financial resources at least equal to the amount provided here to meet basic needs for yourself and your family.

As part of your application, you must sign a contract confirming your commitment to provide for your needs and your family’s needs for at least the first three months following your arrival in Quebec. The minimum amounts that you undertake to possess are shown in the table here.

Note: The cutoff score is 1 points and it means you have to sign the contract and receive 1 point to qualified for immigration to Quebec.

Adaptability (Maximum 6 Points)

Up to 6 points can be awarded for your adaptability (preparation of your immigration project) which will be assessed based on the steps that you have undertaken to facilitate your socioeconomic integration and your personal qualities with regard to your work activities.