The Regular Skilled Worker Program (RSWP)
The Regular Skilled Worker Program (RSWP) is for you if you wish to immigrate to Québec permanently to work.
Quebec Skilled Worker / Professional applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec are selected based upon a different set of criteria than applicants who wish to settle elsewhere in Canada. Applicants who are successful under the Quebec Immigration selection system are issued a Quebec Selection Certificate.
To qualify for a Quebec Selection Certificate, Skilled Worker / Professional applicants must score enough points under the Quebec Immigration selection system below. A single applicant must score at least 50 points based on the criteria below. An applicant with a spouse or common-law/conjugal partner must score at least 59 points.
The Quebec Immigration selection factors may be summarized as follows:
| Selection Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Training | Maximum 26 points |
| Experience | Maximum 8 points |
| Age | Maximum 16 points |
| Language Proficiency | Maximum 22 points |
| Stay and family in Quebec | Maximum 8 points |
| Spouse's Characteristics | Maximum 17 points |
| Validated Employment Offer | Maximum 14 points |
| Employability Pass mark for single applicants | 43 |
| Employability Pass mark for married applicants | 52 |
| Children | Maximum 8 points |
| Financial Self-Sufficiency | Maximum 1 point |
| Passing score at Preliminary and Selection Test for single applicants | 50 points |
| Passing score at Preliminary and Selection Test for married applicants | 59 points |
After being accepted and receiving the Certificate of Selection of Quebec (CSQ), Quebec Skilled Worker applicants must then successfully complete medical and security examinations conducted by the Canadian federal government in order to be granted a Canada Permanent Resident Visa.
Quebec Skilled Workers are not assessed based upon the selection factors of the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Citizenship and Immigration Canada acknowledges the selection of applicants who meet Quebec immigration selection criteria.
Contact us and our office will assess your eligibility to immigrate as a Quebec skilled worker.
You can apply online to check your assessment for eligibility of Quebec Skilled Worker Immigrant Visa. Please apply online Quebec Skilled Worker Assessment Form.
