Quebec updates list of professions eligible for simplified processing

The province of Quebec in Canada has updated its list of targeted professions eligible for simplified processing.

The list of targeted occupations is updated annually.

While the new list will be effective February 24, 2021, there will be a 30-day transition period – February 24 to March 24, 2021 [both days inclusive] – that will be available to the employer or their representative.

Quebec’s list of professions eligible for simplified processing, based on the 2016 National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix, takes into consideration all job categories that come under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program [TFWP].   Established by Emploi-Québec in collaboration with the Government of Quebec [Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francization et de l'Intégration], the list covers entire Quebec, taking into account the labour requirements of the different regions across the province.   All occupations and job titles included in the 2021 List of Professions Eligible for Simplified Processing are considered to be “high-wage, skilled positions”.

By “simplified processing” is implied that for occupations included in the regional occupational lists of Quebec, the employer will not be required to demonstrate their recruitment and advertisement efforts for the same.

A ‘positive’ Labour Market Impact Assessment [LMIA] shows that there is a requirement for hiring a foreign worker for filling the job as there were no Canadian permanent residents or citizens available to fill the vacancy.

The word ‘positive’ stands for the fact that the hiring of that particular foreign worker would have a positive [or neutral] impact on the Canadian labour market as there were no workers available locally.

Generally, in order to apply for a Canada Work Permit, the worker would require – ·         The LMIA number, ·         A copy of the LMIA, ·         A contract, and ·         A job offer letter.

The wages that are offered to all temporary foreign workers must be as per the wage rate paid to Canadian permanent residents and citizens of Canada working in the same occupation and within the same geographical area.

Quebec’s 2020 List of Professions Eligible for Simplified Processingincluded 111 professionals. With the addition of 70 more professions – such as oceanographers, renovation managers etc. – there are 181 occupations on the 2021 list.

While some occupations have been added, certain other occupations have been removed.

List of Occupations for the Facilitated LMIA Process in Quebec [in effect as of February 24, 2021]
NOC Code	Job Title
0111	Financial managers
0112	Human resources managers
0121	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
0122	Banking, credit and other investment managers
0124	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
0131	Telecommunication carriers managers
0213	Computer and information systems managers*
0311	Managers in health care
0411	Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
0421	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training   [only for educational institutions designated  and recognized  by the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignementsupérieur or another government department or agency]
0422	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education   [only for educational institutions designated  and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agent of the State]
0423	Managers in social, community and correctional services
0711	Construction managers
0712	Home building and renovation managers
0821	Managers in agriculture
0822	Managers in horticulture
0911	Manufacturing managers
1111	Financial auditors and accountants
1112	Financial and investment analysts
1113	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
1114	Other financial officers [only “Financial planners and financial advisers”]
1121	Human resources professionals
1122	Professional occupations in business management consulting
1212	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
1213	Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
1214	Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
1215	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
1222	Executive assistants
1223	Human resources and recruitment officers
1224	Property administrators
1225	Purchasing agents and officers
1243	Medical administrative assistants
1251	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
1252	Health information management occupations
1311	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
1312	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
1313	Insurance underwriters
1315	Customs, ship and other brokers [only “Ship Brokers”]
2112	Chemists
2113	Geoscientists and oceanographers
2121	Biologists and related scientists
2122	Forestry professionals
2123	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
2131	Civil engineers
2132	Mechanical engineers
2133	Electrical and electronics engineers
2134	Chemical engineers
2141	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
2142	Metallurgical and materials engineers
2143	Mining engineers
2146	Aerospace engineers
2147	Computer engineers [except software engineers and designers]*
2151	Architects
2153	Urban and land use planners
2154	Land surveyors
2161	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries*
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants*
2172	Database analysts and data administrators*
2173	Software engineers and designers*
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers*
2175	Web designers and developers*
2223	Forestry technologists and technicians
2224	Conservation and fishery officers
2225	Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
2231	Civil engineering technologists and technicians
2232	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
2233	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
2234	Construction estimators
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2243	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2251	Architectural technologists and technicians
2254	Land survey technologists and technicians
2263	Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
2264	Construction inspectors
2281	Computer network technicians*
2282	User support technicians
2283	Information systems testing technicians [“computer systems assessors” and “video game tester”]*
3011	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
3012	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3111	Specialist physicians
3112	General practitioners and family physicians
3113	Dentists
3114	Veterinarians
3121	Optometrists
3122	Chiropractors
3124	Allied primary health practitioners
3131	Pharmacists
3132	Dietitians and nutritionists
3141	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
3142	Physiotherapists
3143	Occupational therapists
3211	Medical laboratory technologists
3212	Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
3213	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
3214	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
3215	Medical radiation technologists
3219	Other medical technologists and technicians [except dental health]   [only the designation “Technical assistants in pharmacy”]
3222	Dental hygienists and dental therapists
3223	Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
3233	Licensed practical nurses
3234	Paramedical occupations
4011	University professors and lecturers
4012	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
4021	College and other vocational instructors   [only for educational institutions designated by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency]
4031	Secondary school teachers   [only for educational institutions designated  and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency of the State]
4032	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers   [only for educational institutions designated  and recognized  by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency of the State)
4033	Educational counsellors
4112	Lawyers [everywhere in Canada] and Quebec notaries
4151	Psychologists
4152	Social workers
4153	Family, marriage and other related counsellors   [only the designations of – marriage therapists, family therapists and psychoeducators]
4156	Employment counsellors
4161	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4162	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
4163	Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
4164	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4165	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4166	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4211	Paralegal and related occupations   [only the designation of – paralegal]
4212	Social and community service workers
4214	Early childhood educators and assistants
4215	Instructors of persons with disabilities
4312	Firefighters
5125	Translators, terminologists and interpreters
5131	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations*
5211	Library and public archive technicians
5223	Graphic arts technicians
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators*   [only the designations of – graphic designers, animators, designers and animation technicians in the field of 2D and 3D digital media]
6211	Retail sales supervisors
6221	Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade
6231	Insurance agents and brokers
6235	Financial sales representatives
6314	Customer and information services supervisors
6331	Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
7201	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations   [only the designation of – Foremen / women supervisors of machinists and personnel in the forming, profiling and assembly trades]
7202	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations   [only the designation of – Electrical and telecommunications foremen / women]
7205	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers   [only the designation of – Foremen / women in other construction trades and in repair and installation services]
7231	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
7233	Sheet metal workers
7236	Ironworkers
7237	Welders and related machine operators
7242	Industrial electricians
7245	Telecommunications line and cable workers
7246	Telecommunications installation and repair workers
7251	Plumbers
7252	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
7271	Carpenters
7281	Bricklayers
7282	Concrete finishers
7283	Tilesetters
7284	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
7291	Roofers and shinglers
7292	Glaziers
7293	Insulators
7294	Painters and decorators [except interior decorators]
7295	Floor covering installers
7301	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades   [only the designation of – Mechanical foremen / women]
7302	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews   [only the designation of – Foremen / women supervisors of heavy equipment operator teams]
7303	Supervisors, printing and related occupations
7311	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
7312	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
7313	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
7314	Railway carmen/women
7316	Machine fitters
7318	Elevator constructors and mechanics
7321	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
7331	Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
7332	Appliance servicers and repairers
7333	Electrical mechanics
7361	Railway and yard locomotive engineers
7371	Crane operators
7381	Printing press operators
8211	Supervisors, logging and forestry
8241	Logging machinery operators
8252	Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers   [only the designation of – Foremen / women in agricultural services, farm supervisors and specialized workers in animal husbandry]
9213	Supervisors, food and beverage processing
9214	Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
9215	Supervisors, forest products processing
9235	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
9241	Power engineers and power systems operators
9243	Water and waste treatment plant operators

*Included in the list of professions requiring global talent. Requests can also be made under the Global Talent Stream as per Canada’s Global Skills Strategy.

Canada’s Global Skills Strategy provides Canadian businesses an expedited way for the recruitment of world-class talent for growing their businesses, while creating better jobs for more Canadians.

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