Québec: 519 PSTQ invitations on September 24, 2026

Québec's Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) issued 519 invitations in Arrima on September 24, 2026, under the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ). The people invited were selected from the expression of interest bank as it stood on September 21, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

Invitations by stream

Stream	Invitations	Minimum scores
1. High qualification and specialized skills (TEER 0, 1, 2)	86	634 to 706
2. Intermediate and manual skills (TEER 3, 4, 5)	316	611 to 706
3. Regulated professions	110	380 to 697
4. Exceptional talent	7	No minimum score
Total	519

Each stream was split into several rounds ("exercices"), each with its own occupation list and minimum score.

Who was invited

• Streams 1 to 3: only people staying in Québec.
• French: oral level 7 and written level 5 for stream 1 and for TEER 0, 1 and 2 regulated professions (stream 3); oral level 5 for stream 2 and for TEER 3, 4 and 5 regulated professions. An accompanying spouse needed oral level 4.
• Experience in the main occupation, in the last 5 years: at least 12 months for stream 1; at least 24 months, including 12 in Québec, for stream 2; at least 36 months for stream 4.
• Priority occupations: most rounds targeted listed occupations in health and social services, education and early childhood, engineering and technical occupations, construction and industrial trades, and food services.
• The largest round: 254 invitations in stream 2 went to people in any non-regulated TEER 4 or 5 occupation with at least 611 points.
• Stream 4: a positive opinion from a ministry partner in a targeted field, or a recognized exceptional achievement with a doctorate, plus 36 months of experience.

Next steps

An invitation lets you submit an application for permanent selection to Québec. If Québec selects you, you receive a Québec selection certificate (CSQ), then apply to IRCC for permanent residence.

The full criteria and occupation lists are on Québec's 2026 PSTQ invitations page (in French). Our Québec immigration page explains the PSTQ and Arrima. Québec-stage services are provided by Québec-recognized immigration consultants working with ANAS CANADA.