Processing times

The time required to process applications varies due to a number of factors (overall selection objectives by geographic pool and immigration category, volume of applications for a Québec Selection Certificate submitted from various territories, international context). Candidates with a diploma that awards 12 or 16 points for the criterion of field of training will receive priority processing with a shorter file processing time than those indicated below.

These processing times apply to applications for a Québec Selection Certificate only. They do not include those that apply to applications to the Government of Canada for permanent residence.

Information regarding processing times is updated regularly.

Procedure
Identify your country of habitual residence (the one you recorded in your application for a selection certificate). Applications currently processed during the selection interview are those that were SUBMITTED IN THE MONTHS INDICATED and were COMPLETE at that time (ready for the interview: duly completed form and declarations, certified supporting documents, certified translation, full payment of fees). Currently, no selection interviews are being conducted in countries where no month has been indicated.

To find out about processing times, select the country where you legally reside (the one you recorded in your application for a Québec Selection Certificate):

	USEFUL INFORMATION
	Selection missions for skilled workers are carried out in several countries at different times of the year. Some missions can take place on the same dates in a given territory. Consult the schedule of selection missions which is updated every two months, but is subject to change at any time.

Asia – Direction de l’immigration économique - Asie

Country of residence Month (see note) Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bhutan, Bora Bora, Brunei, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Kosrae, Laos, Macao, Maldives, Mariana (Islands), Marshall islands, Micronesia, Midway Island, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Pakistan, Palau (Belau), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Ponape, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taïwan, Thailand, Tonga, Truk Island, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis, Western Samoa, Yap Island No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Bangladesh, Japan November 20103 Malaisia, People's Republic of China December 20103

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Africa (excluding the Maghreb) – Direction de l’immigration économique – Afrique subsaharienne

Country of residence Month (see note) Ascension Island, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambie, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mayotte, Niger, Nigeria, Saint-Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tristan da Cunha No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe March 20113 Burundi, Comoro Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda December 20103

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Latin America – BIQ in Mexico City

Country of residence Month (see note) Anegada, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bequia, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Canouan, Carriacou Island, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Easter Island, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guyana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Jost Van Dyke, Martinique, Mayreau, Montserrat, Mustique, Nevis, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Redonda, Saba, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, St. Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Surinam, Tortola, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Union Island, Uruguay No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Mexico September 20113 Colombia, Ecuador July 20113 Venezuela April 20113 Haiti August 20103

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

North America – Direction de l'immigration économique – Amérique du Nord

Country of residence Month (see note) Bermuda, Canada (excluding Québec), Puerto Rico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, United States, Virgin Islands of the United States No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Québec4 December 20113

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Western Europe – Direction de l’immigration économique – Europe de l’Ouest

Country of residence Month (see note) Azores, Andorra, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Isle of Man, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Scotland, Svalbard, Vatican, Wales No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Denmark, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland February 20123 Belgium December 20113

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Eastern Europe – Direction de l'immigration économique – Europe de l'Est

Country of residence Month (see note) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Ukraine January 20113

¹If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Maghreb – Direction de l'immigration économique – Maghreb

Country of residence Month (see note) Libya, Mauritania, Western Sahara No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Morocco October 20103 Tunisia* June 20103 Algeria* October 20093

*Due to increased demand and the postponement of missions to Algeria and Tunisia, processing times are longer.

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.

Middle East – Direction de l'immigration économique – Moyen-Orient

Country of residence Month (see note) Egypt, Gaza, Sudan No selection interview for these countries currently1 and 2 Azerbaïdjan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, West Bank November 20103

¹ If you have submitted an application for immigration, consult the next update for more information.
² Please note that, for some of these countries, we have not received any applications for immigration.
³ If you have submitted an application for immigration before this date and your file is complete, you should have been called for a selection interview.
⁴ These are foreign students, temporary workers and live-in caregivers present in Québec.