Quebec invites 512 in first Arrima draw of 2022

On January 13, Quebec invited 512 skiled workers to apply for permannet selection. Invited candidates all have profiles in the Arrima pool with atleast 602 points. In 2021, there were total 3,564 candidates who were invited to apply for permanent selection by the province through Arrima.

The occupation from which the candidates were invited were following:

• NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers
• NOC 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
• NOC 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
• NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
• NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers
• NOC 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
• NOC 2175 Web designers and developers
• NOC 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• NOC 2281 Computer network technicians
• NOC 2282 User support technicians
• NOC 2283 Information systems testing technicians
• NOC 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• NOC 3233 Licensed practical nurses
• NOC 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
• NOC 4031 Secondary school teachers
• NOC 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
• NOC 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
• NOC 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
• NOC 5223 Graphic arts technicians
• NOC 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
• NOC 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade

This year Quebec is coming back strong out from Covid immigration slowdown. The plan calls for the admission of 49,500 to 52,500 immigrants in 2022 across all immigration categories, as well as an additional 18,000 admissions to reach the admission levels that were not met by the federal government in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that more than 70,000 newcomers could be admitted to the province of Quebec in 2022.