Quebec has made it easier for employers to hire temporary foreign workers for vacant positions in the francophone province by expanding its list of jobs that qualify for the simplified process.

The new list includes 287 targeted occupations for the facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment process , up 65 from the 222 occupations listed as recently as late February this year.

Skill Level C jobs were added in the May 24 update.

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The list of eligible occupations includes professions under National Occupational Classification (NOC) deemed in high demand and industry sectors with labour shortages.

The Quebec immigration ministry, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI), updates this list of occupations annually.

Last week’s update adds the following positions to the list:

The newly-updated list is notable in its inclusion of many more occupations for machine operators in industry, clerks and drivers.

Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers

Banking, credit and other investment managers

Advertising, marketing and public relations managers

Administrators in post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational establishments designated 

and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State)

Managers in social and community services (this designation only)

Recreation, sports and fitness program and service director

Restaurant and food service manager

Managers in natural resources production and fishing

Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers

Financial Planners and Financial Advisors (this designation only)

Professionals in business management consulting

Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations

Supervisors of general office and administrative support workers

Supervisors of mail and message distribution

Supervisors of supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations

Human resources and recruitment officer

Statistical officers and workers in related research support occupations

Insurance adjusters and claims examiners

Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists

Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers and Designers) *

Urban and land use planners

Database analysts and data administrators

Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers *

Geological and mineral technologists and technicians

Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

Electronic service technicians service and repair household and business electronic equipment

Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors

Land survey technologists and technicians

Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology

Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians

Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety

Railway traffic controllers  and marine traffic regulators

Information systems testing technicians and the designation Video game testers*

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses / registered psychiatric nurses

General Practitioners and Family Medicine Doctors

Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists

Pharmacy technical assistants (this designation only)

Licensed Nurses // Licensed Practical Nurses

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (only for educational establishments designated and recognized

  by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State)

College teachers (only this appellation) (only for educational establishments designated and recognized by the 

Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State)

Secondary school teachers (only for educational establishments designated and recognized by the Ministry of

  Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State)

Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (only for educational establishments designated and recognized by 

the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State)

Lawyers (across Canada) and Quebec notaries

Marriage therapists, family therapists and psychoeducators (only this designation)

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts

Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants

Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Policy researchers, consultants and program officers in recreation, sports and fitness

Program officers unique to government

Community and Social Service Workers

Educators with a college or university degree in early childhood education or child development and early childhood educator assistants with a high school diploma (where the employer authorized to hire is an educational establishment designated and recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation and the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur or another government 

department or agency, or a childcare service recognized by the Ministère de la Family)

Instructors for people with disabilities

Producer, technical, creative and artistic director / technical, creative and artistic director, and project manager – visual effects

  and video games (only these appellations) *

Library and public archive technicians

Audio and video recording technicians

Graphic Designers and Illustrators and the designation animators, designers and animation technicians in the field of 2D and 3D digital media*

Interior designers and interior decorators

Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness

Customer and information services supervisors

Graduate cooks / qualified cooks (this designation only)

Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers in retail and wholesale

Tailors, dressmakers and furriers and milliners

Contractors and supervisors in machining and personnel in the metal forming, profiling and assembly trades (this designation only)

Foremen/women in electricity and telecommunications (this designation only)

Foremen/women in carpentry (this designation only)

Foremen/women in other construction trades and installment and repairment servicers (this designation only)

Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors

Welders and Related Machine Operators

Electricians (except industrial and power systems)

Electrical power line and cable workers

Telecommunications installation and repair workers

Steamfitters and pipefitters and Sprinkler system installer

Plasterers. Drywall installers and finishers. Lathers

Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

Contractors and supervisors in mechanic trades

Contractors and supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews

Supervisors of printing and related occupations

Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics

Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors

Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers

Drillers and blasters in surface mining, quarrying and construction

Supervisors in logging and forestry

Supervisors of farms and specialized laborers in animal husbandry (only this designation)

Landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture supervisors (this designation only)

Supervisors in petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities

Supervisors in food and beverage processing

Supervisors in plastic and rubber products manufacturing

Supervisors in forest products processing

Supervisors in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Supervisors in motor vehicle assembling

Central control and process operators in petroleum, gas and chemical processing

Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators

Power engineers. Power systems operators

Water and waste treatment plant operators

Inspector / Tester, mineral and metal processing

Metalworking and Forging Machine Operator

Lumber Grader/Wood Processing Inspector

Textile Fibre and Yarn, Hide and Pelt Processing Machine Operator or Worker

Process Control and Machine Operator, food and beverage processing

Tester or Grader, food and beverage processing

Electronics Assembler, Fabricator, Inspector or Tester

Furniture and Fixture Assembler or Inspector

Wood Products Assembler or Inspector

Plastic Products Assembler, Finisher or Inspector

Industrial Painter, Coater and Metal Finishing Process Operator

Employers hiring temporary foreign workers to fill these jobs do not need to prove their recruitment efforts but are still encouraged by the province of Quebec to make every effort to hire a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

LMIA applications also usually require a transition plan. Under the Quebec facilitated process, the transition plan is not required for the first application for an occupation in a specific location. From the second request onwards for the given occupation and location, a transition plan is required.

Wages offered to temporary foreign workers must be consistent with those paid to Canadians and permanent residents.

If the position is covered by a collective agreement, the employer must pay the rate established in the agreement plus any benefits offered to Canadians and permanent residents.

Quebec employers seeking to hire a TFW at lower than the median hourly wage must comply with the requirements for the stream for high-wage positions. 

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