Additional Information Published on Quebec’s Forthcoming Pilot Programs

Artificial intelligence - foreign worker subcategory

Qualifying applicants must:

• Have stayed in Quebec for the purpose of working or taking part in a youth exchange program;
• Hold a diploma that, at minimum, is equivalent to a Quebec university’s bachelor’s degree;
• Have held full-time employment under the National Occupation Classification (NOC) levels 0, A or B, for a period of at least 24 months within the 60 months prior to the filing date of the application; and
• Hold or have accepted full-time employment in Quebec in the artificial intelligence sector (the annual gross salary should be at least CAD 75,000 if the employer is outside the metropolitan area of Montreal, or at least CAD 100,000 if within this territory). 

Artificial intelligence - Québec graduate subcategory

Qualifying applicants must:

• Have stayed in Quebec for at least half the duration of their program of studies;
• Not held a scholarship imposing a condition of return to their country of origin at the end of the program of studies;
• Hold a post-graduate diploma, a master’s degree or a doctorate issued by a Quebec educational, obtained in the 24 months prior to the filing date of the application;
• Have held a full-time employment under either NOC 0, A or B, if the diploma is a post-graduate diploma, for at least six months in the 12 months following the end of their program of studies; and
• Hold or have accepted full-time employment in Quebec in the artificial intelligence sector.

Information technologies and visual effects subcategory

Qualifying applicants must:

• Have stayed in Quebec for the purpose of working or taking part in a youth exchange program;
• Possessed certain education requirements;
• Held full-time employment, for at least 24 months within the 60 months prior to the date of filing the application;
• Hold or have accepted full-time employment in Quebec that meets hourly wage requirements as established by the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity; and
• Have a current job or job offer under NOC code 0213, 2171, 2173, 2174, 2133, 2281, 2241, 5241, 5131 or 5225.

Orderlies- foreign worker subcategory

Qualifying applicants must:

• Hold a diploma (at least one-year of full-time studies) that, at minimum, is equivalent to a Quebec vocational diploma; and
• Have work experience as an orderly (for a period of at least 24 months within the 36 months prior to the date of filing of the application. At least 12 of those months must have been as an orderly in Quebec.) 

Orderlies - Québec graduate subcategory

Qualifying applicants must:

• Not hold a scholarship imposing a condition of return to their country of origin at the end of the program of studies;
• Hold a Quebec vocational diploma, obtained in the 24 months prior to the filing date of the application; and
• Have work experience as an orderly in Quebec for at least for 12 months following the end of their studies.