Quebec released its 2023 immigration plan
On December 8th, 2022, Canadian province of Quebec released its immigration plan for 2023. According to this program, the province is targeting to admit up to 52,500 new permanent residents mainly through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) and the Québec experience program (PEQ).
Quebec Economic Immigration Target 2023
Quebec will accept a maximum of 33,900 immigrants under Economic immigration. The newcomers are categorized as follows:
- up to 29,500 skilled workers
- up to 4,300 business immigrants, including investors, entrepreneurs, and the self-employed; also
- up to 100 people in other Economic categories.
Family Reunification and Quebec Refugees Immigration Target 2023
The province is also planning to welcome a minimum of 10,200 and a maximum of 10,600 permanent residents under family reunification and 76,305 newcomers under the refugee class which remains unchanged from the previous plan release.
Every year, Quebec presents its immigration plan, which outlines the number of new permanent residents the province intends to admit. It also outlines the categories in which it will admit them. To date, plans have been released outlining targets for only the coming year.
