The Québec Immigrant Investor Program is set to reopen on January 1st 2024

November 17th 2023 - On November 8th, 2023, Québec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) published new regulations modifying the rules for economic immigration programs. These new regulations confirm that the Québec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will reopen on...

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IRCC to transition to online applications for Start-Up Visa and QIIP

September 5th 2022 - On September 1st, 2022, IRCC announced that it would transition to 100% online applications for most permanent immigration programs, including the Start-Up Visa and the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program. This transition will be made progressively over...

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Québec Value Test: new arrivals get a perfect score

April 19th 2021 – Since January 1st 2020, every applicant for a Quebec permanent selection must successfully complete an online test attesting their knowledge of democratic values and the Québec values expressed by the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms[1]. A…

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The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program suspension is extended

March 31st 2021 – The Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, Madam Nadine Girault, announced that the suspension of Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (“QIIP”) will be extended for a period that could end on April 1st 2023.  QIIP was first…

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The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program discussed at the National Assembly

September 28th 2020 – Debates were held during a Committee on Citizen Relations at the National Assembly during which the opposition member of parliament Mr Gaétan Barette questioned the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration Mrs. Nadine Girault and her…

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Quebec investors immigrant program: where are the applicants from?

July 7, 2020 – Created in 1986, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) attracts investors from all over the world, who are interested to settle in Quebec with a Canadian permanent resident visa.  According to official record obtained from the…

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Quebec Government Appoints a New Immigration Minister

June 22, 2020 – Quebec’s Prime Ministre Francois Legault reshuffled his cabinet, appointing a new Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, in the person of Mrs. Nadine Girault.  Before entering politics, Mrs. Girault held important managerial positions, including as member…

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The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program’s suspension is extended until April 1st 2021

May 28, 2020 – The Quebec Immigration Department extended the suspension of its Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) from July 2020 to April 1st 2021. During this suspension period, no new application can be submitted. The Quebec Immigration Department announced its intent…

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