Quebec Immigration - Expression of Interest points grid

If you want to apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker program (QSW), you have to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the online portal, Arrima. Based on your profile, you will be given a score out of 1,300 points using the Quebec Immigration - Expression of Interest points grid.

Your score will be one factor used to determine whether or not you will be invited to submit an official application for permanent residence. Invitations are issued periodically. For a full history of invitations issued for the QSW program, and for basic eligibility criteria, refer to our QSW overview.

This guide is a breakdown of the 1,300 points available through the Quebec Immigration – Expression of Interest points grid.

Human Capital Factors — 580 points available

A maximum of 580 points are available for Human Capital Factors in the following areas:

a. Knowledge of French

Knowledge of French is assessed based on the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes.

French: Listening

Level of oral comprehension	Foreign national (maximum 70 points)	Spouse or de-facto spouse accompanying the foreign national (maximum 20 points)
5 or 6	32	9
7 or 8	53	15
9 or 10	63	18
11 or 12	70	20

French: Speaking

Level of oral production	Foreign national (maximum 70 points)	Spouse or de-facto spouse accompanying the foreign national (maximum 20 points)
1 to 4	0	0
5 or 6	32	9
7 or 8	53	15
9 or 10	63	18
11 or 12	70	20

French: Reading

Level of written comprehension	Foreign national (maximum 20 points)
1 to 4	0
5 or 6	9
7 or 8	15
9 or 10	18
11 or 12	20

French: Writing

Level of written production	Foreign national (maximum 20 points)
1 to 4	0
5 or 6	9
7 or 8	15
9 or 10	18
11 or 12	20

b. Knowledge of French and English

Knowledge of French is assessed based on the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes. Knowledge of English is based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks.

French & English

Skill Level In French	Skill Level In English	(maximum 80 points)
1 to 4	1 to 12	0
5 to 8	5 to 8	25
5 to 8	9 to 12	50
9 or 10	5 to 8	50
9 or 10	9 to 12	67
11 or 12	5 to 8	67
11 or 12	9 to 12	80

c. Age

Age

Age	Foreign national (maximum 130 points)	Foreign national with accompanying spouse or de-facto spouse (maximum 110 points)
18 to 30 years old	130	110
31 years old	118	100
32 years old	112	95
33 years old	107	91
34 years old	100	85
35 years old	95	80
36 years old	85	72
37 years old	78	66
38 years old	72	61
39 years old	65	55
40 years old	59	50
41 years old	46	39
42 years old	33	28
43 years old	20	17
44 years old	7	6
45 years old or more	0	0

d. Length of professional work experience

Work experience must have been obtained within the 5 years prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Length of work experience

Length	Foreign national (maximum 100 points)
Less than 11 months	0
12 to 23 months	30
24 to 35 months	50
36 to 47 months	80
48 months and over	100

e. Level of Education

Education must have been completed prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Level of education

Level of education	Foreign national without spouse or de-facto spouse (maximum 90 points)	Foreign national with accompanying spouse or de-facto spouse (maximum 70 points)
General secondary school diploma	18	14
Vocational secondary school diploma attesting to one year or more of full-time study	54	42
General post-secondary diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	36	28
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to one or two years of full-time study	63	49
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to three years of full-time study	81	63
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to one year of full-time study	45	35
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	72	56
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to three or more years of full-time study	83	65
Graduate university diploma attesting to one or more years of full-time study	86	68
Post-graduate university diploma	90	70

Response to Quebec’s needs — 720 points available

A maximum of 720 points are available for points responding to Quebec’s needs. These points are in the following categories:

a. Occupational demand in Quebec and work experience

Occupational demand is based on the diagnostics defined in this Quebec labour report.

Occupational demand in Quebec and work experience

Diagnostic	Length of work experience	Foreign national (maximum 100 points)
Profession assessed in equilibrium or without diagnosis	Less than 12 months	0
12 months or more	30
Profession assessed in slight shortage	Less than 12 months	0
12 to 23 months	60
24 to 35 months	70
36 months and over	90
Profession assessed in shortage	Less than 12 months	0
12 to 23 months	70
24 to 35 months	90
36 months and over	100

b. Field of training

Points for field of training are awarded based on Quebec’s designated Fields of Training.

Field of training

List of field of training section	Foreign national (maximum 60 points)
E	0
D	12
C	30
B	48
A	60

c. Quebec education

Education must have been completed prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Quebec education

Québec diploma:	Foreign national (maximum 50 points)
General secondary school diploma	10
Vocational secondary school diploma attesting to one year or more of full-time study	30
General post-secondary diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	20
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to one or two years of full-time study	35
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to three years of full-time study	45
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to one year of full-time study	25
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	40
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to three or more years of full-time study	46
Graduate university diploma attesting to one or more years of full-time study	48
Post-graduate university diploma	50

d. Quebec work experience

Work experience must have been obtained within the 5 years prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Quebec work experience

Length	Foreign national (maximum 100 points)
Less than 6 months	0
6 to 11 months	20
12 to 23 months	60
24 to 35 months	70
36 to 47 months	80
48 months and over	100

e. Canadian work experience (outside Quebec)

Work experience must have been obtained within the 5 years prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Canadian work experience (outside Quebec)

Length	Foreign national (maximum 30 points)
Less than 6 months	0
6 to 11 months	8
12 to 23 months	15
24 to 35 months	20
36 to 47 months	25
48 months and over	30

f. Validated job offer

The job offer must be validated by the Minister in accordance with the Québec Immigration Regulation (chapter I-0.2.1, r. 3).

Validated job offer

Location of job	Foreign national (maximum 380 points)
Outside the territory of Greater Montréal	380
Within the territory of Greater Montréal	180

Spouse/Partner factors — if applying with a spouse/partner — 20 points available

A maximum of 20 points are available based on the education of the spouse or partner of the principal applicant. These points are awarded in the following categories:

a. Spouse's level of education

Education must have been completed prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Spouse's level of education

Level of education	Spouse or de-facto spouse accompanying the foreign national (maximum 10 points)
General secondary school diploma	1
Vocational secondary school diploma attesting to one year or more of full-time study	6
General post-secondary diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	4
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to one or two years of full-time study	7
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to three years of full-time study	9
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to one year of full-time study	5
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	8
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to three or more years of full-time study	10
Graduate university diploma attesting to one or more years of full-time study	10
Post-graduate university diploma	10

b. Spouse's Quebec education

Education must have been completed prior to filing the Expression of Interest.

Spouse's Quebec education

Québec diploma:	Spouse or de-facto spouse accompanying the foreign national (maximum 10 points)
General secondary school diploma	1
Vocational secondary school diploma attesting to one year or more of full-time study	6
General post-secondary diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	4
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to one or two years of full-time study	7
Technical post-secondary diploma attesting to three years of full-time study	9
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to one year of full-time study	5
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to two years of full-time study	8
Undergraduate university diploma attesting to three or more years of full-time study	10
Graduate university diploma attesting to one or more years of full-time study	10
Post-graduate university diploma	10

For more information about the Quebec Skilled Worker program (QSW), please refer to our general QSW overview.

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Quebec Immigration — Expression of Interest points grid

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If you want to apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker program (QSW), you have to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the online portal, Arrima. Based on your profile, you will be given a score out of 1,300 points using the Quebec Immigration - Expression of Interest points grid.

Human Capital Factors — 580 points available

a. Knowledge of French

French: Listening

French: Speaking

French: Reading

French: Writing

b. Knowledge of French and English

French & English

c. Age

Age

d. Length of professional work experience

Length of work experience

e. Level of Education

Level of education

Response to Quebec’s needs — 720 points available

a. Occupational demand in Quebec and work experience

Occupational demand in Quebec and work experience

b. Field of training

Field of training

c. Quebec education

Quebec education

d. Quebec work experience

Quebec work experience

e. Canadian work experience (outside Quebec)

Canadian work experience (outside Quebec)

f. Validated job offer

Validated job offer

Spouse/Partner factors — if applying with a spouse/partner — 20 points available

a. Spouse's level of education

Spouse's level of education

b. Spouse's Quebec education

Spouse's Quebec education

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