Quebec releases 2023 occupation list of easier LMIAs

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• The Quebec Ministry of Immigration released its Occupation List of 2023 for simplified LMIA processing
• The last update made to the occupation list of Quebec was in 2022.
• Quebec employers to offer a healthy working environment and salary
• Quebec employers to provide Health Insurance to the workers.

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The Quebec Ministry of Immigration released its Occupation List of 2023 for simplified Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processing.

The Government of Quebec said that the occupation list affects salaried workers, not self-employed people. Also, it applies to the entire province while considering the labor needs for all regions.

Year	List of eligible occupations
2021	181
2023	300

How Quebec’s LMIA differs from the rest of Canada

The applications made through LMIA by employers in Quebec, must be approved by the provincial as well as the federal government.

LMIA changes with NOC 2021

The last update made to the occupation list of Quebec was in 2022. The IRCC has transformed to an updated NOC 2021 version from the National Occupation Classification 2016 (NOC 2016) system.

The Government of Quebec has also informed that the LMIA applications received on or after November 16, 2022, will be processed as per the NOC 2021.

NOC 2021	Occupation Types	Job Roles
TEER 0	Management occupations	Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Managers; Financial Managers;
TEER 1	Occupations that usually require a university degree	Financial Advisors; Software Engineers
TEER 2	Occupations that usually require a university degree, a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations	Computer Network and Web Technicians; Medical Laboratory Technologists
TEER 3	Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training	Bakers; Dental Assistants and Dental Laboratory Assistants
TEER 4	Occupations that usually require a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training	Home Child Care Providers; Retail Salespersons and Visual Merchandisers
TEER 5	Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers; Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors

Eligibility conditions for simplified LMIA processing in Quebec

1. Offering competitive working conditions: Quebec employers must provide a healthy working environment and salary equal to what is offered to a permanent resident or Canadian citizen for a similar job in the same sector.
2. Abide by the laws and regulations: Employers seeking an LMIA must prove the following:

• The business must exist in Quebec.
• Meet all the conditions in the job offer.
• The business is free of convictions for offenses listed in section 99
• Offering a job meeting legitimate labor needs
• The job doesn’t negatively impact Quebec’s labor market.

3. Provision of Health Insurance to the workers.

Additional criteria for Quebec’s low wage positions are housing, transportation and health insurance.

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