Quebec Immigration: New Scoring System For Arrima Expression of Interest Profiles

Quebec has published a new scoring system for how it will rank the profiles of immigration candidates in the Arrima Expression of Interest bank.

The new system, which comes into force on co Wednesday July 14, 2021 after it was published in Quebec Official Gazette, involves points in two categories:

1. Human capital factors:
   1. French language ability.
   2. French and English combined.
   3. Age.
   4. Work experience.
   5. Education.
2. Quebec labour market factors:
   1. Work experience in a field with a labour shortage.
   2. Qualifications in one of Quebec’s areas of training.
   3. Level of Quebec education.
   4. Professional experience in Quebec.
   5. Professional experience in the rest of Canada.
   6. Job offer inside or outside Greater Montreal.

The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) says the new system will allow it to better respond to labour market needs and assess a candidate’s integration potential.

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Up to 1,320 points are available, including 580 for human capital factors and 740 for the Quebec labour market factors. Several of the sub-categories include points for the spouse or common-law partner of the main applicant.

The scoring system places particular emphasis on job offers outside the Montreal metropolitan area, for which 380 points are available. Job offers in Montreal score 180 points.

Quebec says the new scoring system will allow it to issue Quebec Selection Certificates (CSQ) within 6 months of receiving complete applications. Candidates with a CSQ can then apply to the federal government for permanent residence.

It brings the Quebec system into line with the federal Express Entry system, which also has a scoring system for submitted profiles.

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Quebec’s New Scoring System For Arrima Expression of Interest Profiles

1) Human Capital Factors

Maximum score of 580 points available.

a) French language ability

The level is according to the Quebec Scale of Proficiency in French for Adult Immigrants or its equivalent.

Listening

Level	Main applicant	Spouse or common law partner
1 to 4	0	0
5 or 6	32	9
7 or 8	53	15
9 or 10	63	18
11 or 12	70	20

Speaking

Level	Main applicant	Spouse or common law partner
1 to 4	0	0
5 or 6	32	9
7 or 8	53	15
9 or 10	63	18
11 or 12	70	20

Reading

Level	Main applicant
1 to 4	0
5 or 6	9
7 or 8	15
9 or 10	18
11 or 12	20

Writing

Level	Main applicant
1 to 4	0
5 or 6	9
7 or 8	15
9 or 10	18
11 or 12	20

b) Combination of French and English

Levels are according to the Quebec Scale of Proficiency in French for Adult Immigrants and the Canadian Language Benchmark, or their equivalent, in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

French ability	English ability	Points
1 to 4	1 to 12	0
5 to 8	5 to 8	25
5 to 8	9 to 12	50
9 or 10	5 to 8	50
9 or 10	9 to 12	67
11 or 12	5 to 8	67
11 or 12	9 to 12	80

c) Age

Age	Main applicant points	Spouse or common law partner points
18 to 30	130	110
31	118	100
32	112	95
33	107	91
34	100	85
35	95	80
36	85	72
37	78	66
38	72	61
39	65	55
40	59	50
41	46	39
42	33	28
43	20	17
44	7	6
45 or older	0	0

d) Work experience

Experience must have been acquired in the five years before the date of the expression of interest in a profession within the National Occupation Classification, including Internships, whether paid or unpaid, during apprenticeship, training or specialization while studying for a diploma.

Length of experience	Points
Less than 11 months	0
12 to 23 months	30
24 to 35 months	50
36 to 47 months	80
48 months or more	100

e) Level of education

Diploma must have been obtained before the date of submitting the expression of interest. Professional high school diploma from Quebec and a post secondary diploma in Quebec must be at least 900 hours in duration. Where a candidate has more than one diploma, the one scoring the highest takes precedence.

	Main applicant without spouse or common law partner	Main applicant with spouse or common law partner
		Main applicant	Spouse or common law partner
High school diploma	18	12	1
High school diploma with year or more of full time studies	54	42	6
Post-secondary diploma with 2 years of full time study	36	28	4
Post-secondary technical diploma with one or two years of full time study	63	49	7
Post-secondary technical diploma with three years of full time study	81	63	9
Undergraduate university degree with one year of full time studies	45	35	5
Undergraduate university degree with two years of full time studies	72	56	8
Undergraduate university degree with three or more years of full time studies	83	65	10
Masters degree with one or more years of full time studies	86	68	10
PhD	90	70	10

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2) Quebec labour market factors

Maximum score of 740 points available

a) Work experience in a field with a labour shortage

Experience must have been acquired in the five years before the date of the expression of interest in a profession within the National Occupation Classification.

	Work experience	Points
Profession with no labour shortage or not assessed	Less than 12 months	0
	12 months or more	30
Profession with small labour shortage	Less than 12 months	0
	12 to 23 months	60
	24 to 35 months	70
	36 months or more	90
Profession with labour shortage	Less than 12 months	0
	12 to 23 months	70
	24 to 35 months	90
	36 months or more	100

b) Area of training

Points are awarded based on the Area of Training in which the qualification of the candidate falls. For those with more than one Area of Training, the highest-scoring is used. Can include recognition by professional order or regulatory body, diploma, or equivalency training obtained abroad.

Area of training	Points
E	0
D	12
C	30
B	48
A	60

c) Quebec education

Diploma must have been obtained before the date of submitting the expression of interest. Professional high school diploma from Quebec and a post secondary diploma in Quebec must be at least 900 hours in duration. Where a candidate has more than one diploma, the one scoring the highest takes precedence.

	Main applicant	Spouse or common law partner
High school diploma	10	1
High school diploma with year or more of full time studies	30	6
Post-secondary diploma with 2 years of full time study	20	4
Post-secondary technical diploma with one or two years of full time study	35	7
Post-secondary technical diploma with three years of full time study	45	9
Undergraduate university degree with one year of full time studies	25	5
Undergraduate university degree with two years of full time studies	40	8
Undergraduate university degree with three or more years of full time studies	46	10
Masters degree with one or more years of full time studies	48	10
PhD	50	10

d) Professional experience in Quebec

Experience must have been acquired in the five years before the date of the expression of interest in a profession within the National Occupation Classification, including Internships, whether paid or unpaid, during apprenticeship, training or specialization while studying for a diploma.

Duration	Points
Less than 6 months	0
6 to 11 months	20
12 to 23 months	60
24 to 35 months	70
36 to 47 months	80
48 months or more	100

e) Professional experience in the rest of Canada

Experience must have been acquired in the five years before the date of the expression of interest in a profession within the National Occupation Classification, including Internships, whether paid or unpaid, during apprenticeship, training or specialization while studying for a diploma.

Duration	Points
Less than 6 months	0
6 to 11 months	8
12 to 23 months	15
24 to 35 months	20
36 to 47 months	25
48 months or more	35

f) Validated job offer

Location of job offer	Points
Job offer outside Montreal metropolitan area	380
Job offer inside Montreal metropolitan area	180