The province of Quebec is exclusive within the landscape of Canadian immigration. The federal has granted Quebec significantly more autonomy in comparison to other provinces in their immigration policies and procedures which is why Quebec’s immigration programs are often treated separately from the opposite provinces.
For this reason, the province features a few unique distinctions regarding the hiring of foreign workers. Specifically, Quebec enables the simplified hiring of foreign workers through the facilitated LMIA process.
In all provinces outside of Quebec, an application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) must include evidence that the employer has advertised the work to Canadians and made efforts to recruit a Canadian for the position.
The facilitated LMIA process allows Quebec employers to use for LMIAs without having to supply evidence that they made efforts to recruit a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to fill the position.
The facilitated LMIA process
Applying for a facilitated LMIA follows an equivalent application procedure as a daily application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) with a couple of distinctions:
Language of Application: All applications for LMIAs submitted within the province of Quebec must be submitted in French, with the exception of LMIAs submitted for In-Home Caregiver positions. ESDC is committed to working with employers to help minimize the impact of this requirement, as needed.
Job Advertisement Requirements: The facilitated LMIA application doesn’t require employers to submit evidence that they have advertised the position and made efforts to recruit a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the position.
Target Occupations: Employers may only submit facilitated LMIA applications for professions in high demand and with labour shortages within the region of Quebec during which they’re located.
Submission Requirements: Facilitated LMIA applications must be approved by both the federal and provincial authorities. For this reason, it’s necessary to submit facilitated LMIA applications to both ESDC as well as the ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI).
List of Occupations
In order to be eligible to submit an application for a facilitated LMIA, an employer must ensure that the position is on Quebec’s List of Occupations. The list of eligible occupations varies depending on the region of Quebec in which the employer is located.
The facilitated process means Quebec employers can recruit Temporary Foreign Workers for selected positions without having proof of recruitment efforts.
The list of occupations includes professions deemed in high demand and industry sectors with labour shortages.
It includes National Occupational Classification skill types 0, A, and B.
Quebec Facilitated LMIA Occupations For 2021
| NOC Code | Occupation |
| 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 | IT system managers * |
| 0311 | Managers in health care |
| 0421 | Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency authorized by the State). |
| 0422 | Supervisors / School Principals and Administrators / Administrators of education at primary and secondary school programs (for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or mandatory agency of the State) |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services |
| 0711 | Construction managers |
| 0712 | Home construction managers and renovators |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture |
| 0822 | Horticulture managers |
| 0911 | Manufacturing Managers |
| 1111 | Financial auditors and accountants |
| 1112 | Financial analysts and investment analysts |
| 1113 | Securities agents, investment agents and traders |
| 1114 | Financial planners and financial advisers (only this name) |
| 1121 | Human resources professionals |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers |
| 1213 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and other information workers |
| 1214 | Postal and courier service supervisors |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations |
| 1222 | Executive assistants |
| 1223 | Human Resources and Recruitment Officers |
| 1224 | Property management officers |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents |
| 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 | Insurers / Underwriters |
| 1315 | Maritime brokers (only this designation) |
| 2112 | Chemists |
| 2113 | Geoscientists and oceanographers |
| 2121 | Biologists and related scientists |
| 2122 | Forest science 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 / Surveyors |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries * |
| 2171 | Computer analysts and consultants * |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators * |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers * |
| 2174 | Programmers and Interactive Media Developers * |
| 2175 | Web Designers and Developers * |
| 2223 | Forest science technologists and technicians |
| 2224 | Natural and fishery technicians |
| 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 | Electronic and electrical engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics |
| 2251 | Architectural technologists and technicians |
| 2254 | Land survey technologists and technicians |
| 2263 | Public health, environment and occupational health and safety inspectors |
| 2264 | Construction inspectors |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians * |
| 2282 | User support workers |
| 2283 | Computer systems assessors and the video game tester designation * |
| 3011 | Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors |
| 3012 | Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses / Registered Psychiatric Nurses |
| 3111 | Specialist doctors |
| 3112 | General Practitioners and Family Physicians |
| 3113 | Dentists |
| 3114 | Vets |
| 3121 | Optometrists |
| 3122 | Chiropractor / Chiropractors |
| 3124 | Related primary health care practitioners |
| 3131 | Chemists / 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 pathology assistants |
| 3213 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, cardiovascular perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 3219 | Technical assistants in pharmacy (only this name) |
| 3221 | Denturists |
| 3222 | Hygienists and dental therapists |
| 3233 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 3234 | Paramedics |
| 4011 | University professors and lecturers |
| 4012 | Post-secondary teaching and research assistants |
| 4021 | College Teachers and Other Vocational Training 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 authorized by the State) |
| 4032 | Elementary and preschool teachers (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency authorized by the State) |
| 4033 | School Information Consultants |
| 4112 | Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec) |
| 4151 | Psychologists |
| 4152 | Social workers |
| 4153 | Marriage therapists / marriage therapists, family therapists / family therapists and psychoeducators / psychoeducators (only this name) |
| 4156 | Employment counselors |
| 4161 | Natural and applied sciences researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 4162 | Economists, researchers and economic policy analysts |
| 4163 | Economic development officers, marketers and marketing 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 | Legal technicians (only this name) |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers |
| 4214 | Early childhood educators and assistants (whose employer is authorized to hire is an educational institution designated and recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur or another ministry or an authorized agency of the State, or a daycare service recognized by the Ministry of Family) |
| 4215 | Instructors of persons with disabilities |
| 4312 | Fire / female firefighters |
| 5125 | Translators, terminologists and interpreters |
| 5131 | Producers, directors, choreographers and the name technical, creative and artistic directors, technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers – visual effects and video games |
| 5211 | Library and public archive technicians |
| 5223 | Graphic arts technicians |
| 5241 | Graphic designers and illustrators * |
| 6211 | Sales Supervisors – Retail |
| 6221 | Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale Trade |
| 6231 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 6235 | Financial sales representatives |
| 6314 | Information and customer service supervisors |
| 6331 | Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – wholesale and retail |
| 7201 | Supervisors, machinists and metal forming, profiling and assembling trades personnel (only this designation) |
| 7202 | Electricity and telecommunications foremen / women (only this designation) |
| 7205 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers |
| 7231 | Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors |
| 7233 | Sheet Metal / Metal Workers |
| 7236 | Ironworkers |
| 7237 | Welders and Related Machine Operators |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers |
| 7246 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers |
| 7251 | Plumbers |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers |
| 7271 | Carpenters / Carpenters |
| 7281 | Bricklayers / Bricklayers |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers |
| 7283 | Tiles / Finishers |
| 7284 | Plasterers / Drywall installers / applicators and pavers / finishers and Interior Systems Drywall / Lathers |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers |
| 7292 | Glaziers / vitrières |
| 7293 | Insulators / Insulators |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers |
| 7301 | Mechanical foreman/woman (only this designation) |
| 7302 | Supervisors, heavy equipment operator teams (only this designation) |
| 7303 | Supervisors, printing, and related occupations |
| 7311 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 7316 | Machine fitters |
| 7318 | Elevator Constructors and Mechanics |
| 7321 | Motor vehicle, truck, and bus mechanics and repairers |
| 7331 | Oil and solid fuel burner installers |
| 7332 | Appliance servicers and repairers |
| 7333 | Electromechanical / Mechanics |
| 7361 | Locomotive and Yard Mechanics |
| 7371 | Crane / Operators |
| 7381 | Printing press operators |
| 8211 | Supervisors, logging |
| 8241 | Logging machinery operators |
| 8252 | Foremen/women, agricultural services, supervisors of farms, and specialized workers in animal husbandry (only this designation) |
| 9212 | Supervisors, petroleum refining, gas and chemical processing, and utilities |
| 9213 | Supervisors, food, beverage, and associated products processing |
| 9214 | Supervisors, rubber and plastics product manufacturing |
| 9215 | Supervisors, forest product processing |
| 9235 | Operators in pulp and paper pulping, papermaking and coating operators |
| 9241 | Power station mechanics and power system operators |
| 9243 | Water and waste treatment plant operators |
