Quebec Immigration — Skilled Worker Program Selection Factors

FACTORS

Criteria

Points

Factor 1: Training

Maximum 26 points 

Education Level 

Maximum = 14 points
Cut-off score = 2 points
secondary school general
diploma
2
secondary school vocational
diploma
6
postsecondary school general
diploma attesting
2 years of full-
time studies
 4
postsecondary school technical
diploma attesting to 1 year of
full-time studies
 6
postsecondary school technicaldiploma attesting to 2 years offull-time studies
 6
secondary school vocational
diploma or postsecondary
school technical diploma
attesting to 1 or 2 years of full-
time studies in training
contemplated in section A or B
of area I or II of criterion 1.2
 0
postsecondary school technicaldiploma attesting to 3 years offull-time studies
 8
postsecondary school technical
diploma attesting to 3 years of
full-time studies in training
contemplated in section A or B
of area I or II of criterion 1.2
 0
undergraduate university
degree attesting to 1 year of
full-time studies
4
undergraduate university
degree attesting to 2 years of
full-time studies
6
undergraduate diploma
attesting to 3 or more years of
full-time studies
10
master’s degree attesting to 1
or more years of full-time
studies
12
doctorate
 14

Areas of training

Maximum = 12 points
Section A of areas
 12
Section B of areas
 9
Section C of areas
 6
Section D of areas
 2
Section E, F, G of areas
 0

Factor 2: Work experience 

Maximum 8 points

Professional experience of skilled worker

48 months or over
 8
36 to 47 months
 6
24 to 35 months
 6
12 to 23 months
 4
6 to 11 months
 4
Less than 6 months
 0

Factor 3: Age

Maximum 16 points
18 to 35 years of age
 16
36 years of age
 14
37 years of age
 12
38 years of age
 10
39 years of age
 8
40 years of age
 6
42 years of age
 2
43 years and older
 0

Factor 4: Language proficiency

Maximum 16 points

French

Maximum = 16 points
Oral comprehension
 0, 5, 6 or 7
Oral expression
 0, 5, 6 or 7
Written comprehension
 0 or 1
Written expression
 0 or 1

English

Maximum = 6 points
Oral comprehension
 0, 1 or 2
Oral expression
 0, 1 or 2
Written comprehension
 0 or 1
Written expression
 0 or 1

Factor 5: Stay and Family in Quebec 

Maximum 8 points 

Stay in Quebec

Maximum = 5 points
to study for 1 regular full-time semester if study is the main activity
 0
to study for at least 2 regular full-time semesters if study is the main activity
 0
for studies leading to a vocational training diploma (DEP) or an attestation of college studies (AEC) attesting to a total of 900 to less than 1,800 hours, combined with full-time work experience in Québec, related to the field of training, for a period of at least 6 months following the program of studies
 5
for studies leading to a vocational training diploma (DEP) or an attestation of college studies (AEC) attesting to a total of 900 to less than 1,800 hours, combined with full-time work experience in Québec, related to the field of training, for a period of at least 6 months following the program of studies
 5
to work, with a work permit of at least 1 year and full-time work experience of 6 months
 5
to work for at least 3 months if work is the main activity
 0
to work for at least 6 months if work is the main activity
 0
in the context of a youth exchange program to which an international agreement entered into by Québec or Canada, if work is the main activity for at least 3 months
 0
in the context of a youth exchange program to which an international agreement entered into by Québec or Canada, if work is the main activity for at least 6 months
 0
for business for at least 1 week
 0
Other stay for a duration equivalent to at least 2 weeks
 1
Other stay for a duration equivalent to at least 3 months
 2

Family in Quebec

Maximum= 3 points
Common-law partner/son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister/grandfather or grandmother
 3

Factor 6: Spouse/common-law partner characteristics 

Maximum 17 points

Education level

Maximum = 4 points
secondary school general diploma
 1
secondary school vocational diploma
 2
postsecondary school general diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies
 1
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1 year of full-time studies
 2
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies
 2
postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies
 3
undergraduate university degree attesting to 1 year of full-time studies
 1
undergraduate university degree attesting to 2 years of full-time studies
 2
undergraduate university degree attesting to 3 years of full-time studies
 3
master’s degree attesting to 1 year or more of full-time studies
 4
doctorate
 4

Areas of training
Maximum = 4 points
Section A of areas
 4
Section B of areas
 3
Section C of areas
 2
Section D of areas
 1
Section E, F, G of areas
 0

Age
Maximum = 3 points
18 to 35 years of age
 3
36 – 39 years of age
 2
40 – 42 years of age
 1
43 years and older
 0

French language proficiency
Oral comprehension or expression
 0, 2 or 3

Factor 7: Valid job offer

Maximum 14 points
Validated employment offer in the metropolitan area of Montréal
 8
Validated employment offer outside the metropolitan area of Montréal in one of the following administrative regions:
a. Abitibi-Témiscamingue
 13
b. Bas-Saint-Laurent
 12
c. Capitale-Nationale
 14
d. Centre-du-Québec
 13
e. Chaudière-Appalaches
 14
f. Côte-Nord
 12
g. Estrie
 13
h. Gaspésie
 10
i. Lanaudière
 13
j. Laurentides
 12
k. Mauricie
 12
l. Montérégie
 14
m. Nord-du-Québec
 12
n. Outaouais
 13
o. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
 12

Factor 8: Presence of accompanying children

Maximum 8 points
for each dependant 12 years of age or younger
 4
for each dependant 13 to 21 years of age
 2
Factor 9: Financial self-sufficiency                                                                           Cut-off score = 1

Maximum 1 point

Employability 

Applicable factors

CUT-OFF SCORE 

Maximum
Applicant without
spouse or common-law partner
Total of factors 1 to 7, except 6
43 points
 94 points
Applicant with spouse
or common-law partner
Total of factors 1 to 7
52 points
 111 points

Selection

Applicable factors

PASSING SCORE

Maximum
Applicant without
spouse or common-law partner
All, except 6
50 points
103 points
Applicant with
spouse or common-law partner
All
59 points
120 points