Invitations

The Ministère will carry out invitation exercises on a regular basis, according to labour market needs and the integration potential of immigrants.

These invitations allow persons invited to submit an application for permanent selection in order to obtain a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ - Québec Selection Certificate) within an average period of 6 months. The 6-month period begins on the date when all the information required to process your application (forms and documents) has been received and added to your file. These persons can then submit an application for permanent residence to the Government of Canada.

Frequency of invitations

The Ministère frequently carries out invitation exercises. You may be invited to submit an application for permanent selection at any time; that is why it is important to regularly update your expression of interest.

Results of invitation exercises

Pursuant to Section 45 of the Québec Immigration Act and Section 30 of the Act to increase Québec’s socio-economic prosperity and adequately meet labour market needs through successful immigrant integration, the Minister must make public his decision to invite persons to submit an application for selection.


Invitations through Arrima
Invitation dates	Number of invitations (persons)	Extraction from the Arrima bank	Criteria
April 29, 2021	83	April 28, 2021 at 6:30 am	Criteria
March 30, 2021	208	March 29, 2021 at 6:30 am	Criteria
January 26, 2021	95	January 25, 2021 at 6:30 am	Criteria
December 16, 2020	233	December 22, 2020 at 6:30 am	Criteria
September 24, 2020	365	September 22, 2020 at 6:30 am	Criteria
June 18, 2020	7	June 12, 2020 at 6:30 am	Criteria
January 16, 2020	23	January 16, 2020 at 6:30 am	Criteria
December 17, 2019	220	December 12, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
December 12, 2019	85	December 10, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
October 29, 2019	73	October 28, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
October 23, 2019	89	October 21, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
September 25, 2019	169	September 23, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
September 4, 2019	32	September 3, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
August 19, 2019	444	August 15, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
July 17, 2019	259	July 15, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria
July 4, 2019	691	July 4, 2019 at 6:30 am	Criteria

Laws and enforcement regulations

Québec Immigration Act (CQLR, chapter I 0.2.1)
Act to increase Québec’s socio-economic prosperity and adequately meet labour market needs through successful immigrant integration (CQLR, 2019, chapter 11)
Québec Immigration Regulation (CQLR, chapter I-0.2.1, r. 3)