In-demand Occupations in Quebec, Canada in 2021

Quebec has organised different immigration programs through which skilled workers, business officials and students can move to Quebec and have a fulfilling career. It does not have a PNP program.

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Occupations in Demand in Quebec in 2021

Many people do not know that Quebec is the only French-speaking region of North America. The majority of the population of Quebec consists of French-Canadians and is also the second-most populated province of Canada. Its city Montreal is the second-largest city in Canada after Toronto.

As far as immigration is concerned, many people from across the globe want to move to Quebec and not to places like Vancouver and Toronto. One of the most important reasons is its immigration program. Quebec welcomes permanent workers, students, temporary workers, business people, entrepreneurs, and refugees with open arms.

Quebec also offers affordable living costs. The average per month rent of a well-furnished house in Quebec is CAD 900 which is quite cheaper than cities like Toronto where a one-bedroom apartment would cost you around CAD 1775 or more per month.

How to Immigrate to Quebec?

Quebec has organised different immigration programs through which skilled workers, business officials and students can move to Quebec and have a fulfilling career. It does not have a PNP program. Given below are the immigration programs for skilled workers.

Regular Skilled Worker Program (RSWP)
Permanent immigration pilot program for workers in food processing
Permanent immigration pilot program for orderlies
Permanent immigration pilot program for workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors
PEQ – Quebec experience program

You can find more information about the immigration process related to all these programs from V2I Quebec immigration experts. Send them a quick query on info@visa2immigration.com.

Occupations in Demand List for Quebec 2021

Given below is a list of occupations for all job categories of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) Quebec. This list was published by Quebec immigration on February 24, 2021. All occupations and job titles listed therein are considered high-wage, skilled positions. You can see that some of the job titles are marked with an asterisk. These job titles are also included in the  list of professions requiring global talent from the global talent component.

S.No.	Occupation	NOC Code
1	CFOs	111
2	Human resources managers	112
3	Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers	121
4	Banking, credit and other investment managers	122
5	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	124
6	Telecommunications company managers	131
7	IT systems managers *	213
8	Managers in Health Care	311
9	Public service managers - policy development and administration of health and social programs	411
10	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency)	421
11	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education programs (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agent of the State)	422
12	Managers in social, community and correctional services	423
13	Construction managers	711
14	Home construction managers and renovators	712
15	Managers in agriculture	821
16	Horticultural managers	822
17	Manufacturing managers	911
18	Financial auditors and accountants	1111
19	Financial analysts / financial analysts and investment analysts	1112
20	Securities agents, investment officers and brokers	1113
21	Financial planners and financial advisers (only this designation)	1114
22	Human resources professionals	1121
23	Professionals in business management consulting services	1122
24	Supervisors, finance and insurance clerks	1212
25	Supervisors of the library, correspondence and other information clerks	1213
26	Postal and courier services supervisors	1214
27	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination personnel	1215
28	Executive assistants	1222
29	Human resources and recruitment officers	1223
30	Property management agents	1224
31	Purchasing agents	1225
32	Medical administrative assistants	1243
33	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	1251
34	Health information management professionals	1252
35	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	1311
36	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	1312
37	Insurers / Underwriters	1313
38	Shipbrokers/ship brokers (only this name)	1315
39	Chemists	2112
40	Geoscientists and oceanographers	2113
41	Biologists and related scientific personnel	2121
42	Forest science professionals	2122
43	Agronomists, advisers and specialists in agriculture	2123
44	Civil engineers	2131
45	Mechanical engineers	2132
46	Electrical and electronics engineers	2133
47	Chemical engineers	2134
48	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	2141
49	Metallurgical and materials engineers	2142
50	Mining engineers	2143
51	Aerospace engineers	2146
52	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers ) *	2147
53	Architects	2151
54	Town planners and land use planners	2153
55	Land surveyors	2154
56	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries *	2161
57	IT Analysts and Consultants *	2171
58	Database analysts and data administrators *	2172
59	Software engineers and designers *	2173
60	Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers *	2174
61	Web designers and developers *	2175
62	Forestry technologists and technicians	2223
63	Natural environment and fishing technicians	2224
64	Landscaping and horticulture technicians and specialists	2225
65	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	2231
66	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	2232
67	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	2233
68	Construction estimators	2234
69	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	2241
70	Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics	2243
71	Architectural technologists and technicians	2251
72	Land survey technologists and technicians	2254
73	Public health, environmental and occupational health and safety inspectors	2263
74	Construction inspectors	2264
75	Computer network technicians *	2281
76	User support agents	2282
77	Computer systems assessors and the title video game tester *	2283
78	Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors	3011
79	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses	3012
80	Specialist physicians	3111
81	General practitioners and family physicians	3112
82	Dentists	3113
83	Veterinarians	3114
84	Optometrists	3121
85	Chiropractors	3122
86	Primary health care practitioners	3124
87	Pharmacists	3131
88	Dietitians and nutritionists	3132
89	Audiologists and speech therapists	3141
90	Physiotherapists	3142
91	Occupational therapists	3143
92	Medical laboratory technologists	3211
93	Medical laboratory technicians and pathology assistants	3212
94	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	3213
95	Respiratory therapists, cardiovascular perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	3214
96	Medical radiation technologists	3215
97	Technical assistants in pharmacy (only this name)	3219
98	Dental hygienists and therapists	3222
99	Dental technologists and technicians and auxiliaries in dental laboratories	3223
100	Licensed practical nurses	3233
101	Ambulance and paramedical personnel	3234
102	University professors and lecturers	4011
103	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants	4012
104	College teachers and other vocational instructors (only for educational institutions designated by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency)	4021
105	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)	4031
106	Elementary and preschool 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
107	Educational advisers	4033
108	Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec)	4112
109	Psychologists	4151
110	Social workers	4152
111	Marriage therapists/marriage therapists, family therapists/family therapists and psychoeducators / psychoeducators (only this designation)	4153
112	Employment counselors	4156
113	Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers, Natural and Applied Sciences	4161
114	Economists, economic policy researchers and analysts	4162
115	Business Development Officers, Marketing Researchers and Consultants	4163
116	Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers	4164
117	Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers	4165
118	Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers	4166
119	Paralegals (only this designation)	4211
120	Social and community service workers	4212
121	Educators with a college or university diploma in early childhood education or child development and early childhood educator assistants with a high school diploma whose employer is authorized to hire is an educational institution designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency of the State, or a childcare service recognized by the Ministry of the Family	4214
122	Instructors for people with disabilities	4215
123	Firefighters	4312
124	Translators, terminologists and interpreters	5125
125	Producers, directors, choreographers and the appellation technical, creative and artistic directors / technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers - visual effects, digital animation and video games *	5131
126	Library and Archives Technicians	5211
127	Graphic design technicians	5223
128	Graphic designers, animators, designers and animation technicians in the field of 2D and 3D digital media (only this name) *	5241
129	Sales Supervisors - Retail	6211
130	Technical sales specialists - wholesale	6221
131	Insurance agents and brokers	6231
132	Financial sales representatives	6235
133	Information and customer service supervisors	6314
134	Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Wholesale and Retail	6331
135	Foremen/women in the metal forming, profiling and assembly trades (only this designation)	7201
136	Foremen/women in electricity and telecommunications (only this designation)	7202
137	Foremen/women in other construction trades and repair and installation services (only this designation)	7205
138	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	7231
139	Sheet metal workers	7233
140	Ironworkers	7236
141	Welding, welding and brazing machine operators	7237
142	Industrial electricians	7242
143	Telecommunications line and cable workers	7245
144	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	7246
145	Plumbers	7251
146	Pipefitters, Heating Fitters and Sprinklers	7252
147	Carpenters	7271
148	Bricklayer-masons	7281
149	Concrete Finishers	7282
150	Tile setters	7283
151	Plasterers/Drywall installers/applicators and pavers/finishers and Interior Systems Drywall/Lathers	7284
152	Roofers and shinglers	7291
153	Glaziers	7292
154	Heat insulators	7293
155	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	7294
156	Interior coaters	7295
157	Mechanical foremen/women (only this designation)	7301
158	Foremen/women supervisors of heavy equipment operator teams (only this designation)	7302
159	Supervisors, Printing and Related Occupations	7303
160	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	7311
161	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	7312
162	Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	7313
163	Railcar repairers	7314
164	Machine fitters	7316
165	Elevator Constructors and Mechanics	7318
166	Automotive, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Repairers	7321
167	Oil and solid fuel burner installers	7331
168	Appliance repairers and servicers	7332
169	Electrical mechanics	7333
170	Locomotive and yard mechanics	7361
171	Crane operators	7371
172	Printing press operators	7381
173	Supervisors, Logging	8211
174	Logging Machinery Operators	8241
175	Foremen/women in agricultural services, farm supervisors and specialized workers in animal husbandry (only this designation)	8252
176	Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing	9213
177	Supervisors, Rubber and Plastic Products Manufacturing	9214
178	Supervisors, Forest Products Processing	9215
179	Pulp and paper pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	9235
180	Power Plant Mechanics and Power System Operators	9241
181	Water and waste treatment plant operators	9243

Candidates must understand the difference between selection by Quebec and admission by Canada

In Quebec, immigration is managed by both the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada. The Government of Quebec selects the people who wish to immigrate to this territory. The selected individuals or families receive a CSQ – Québec Selection Certificate.

The Government of Canada manages the admission of skilled workers into Quebec. So if you want to immigrate to Quebec (individual or with family) you must fulfil these criteria too:

Have a selection certificate by Quebec or a CSQ
Apply for permanent residence with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Pass the medical examination and the required security and criminal checks

Need assistance in immigrating to Quebec?

Consult V2I Canada immigration experts today and ensure that you fulfil all the requirements for the visa. Our experts provide step by step guidance in achieving the CSQ and applying for permanent residence with IRCC. For more information about immigrating to Quebec contact us at info@visa2immigration.com.