Quebec – Polaris Strategy https://polariss.ca We are a Canadian based with a global footprint. We pride ourselves on being industry leaders for over 10 years with a high success rate. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:29:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.7 Here’s how the Quebec and Federal government said “thank you” to the “Guardian Angels” https://polariss.ca/heres-how-the-quebec-and-federal-government-said-thank-you-to-the-guardian-angels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-the-quebec-and-federal-government-said-thank-you-to-the-guardian-angels https://polariss.ca/heres-how-the-quebec-and-federal-government-said-thank-you-to-the-guardian-angels/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:23:00 +0000 https://polariss.ca/?p=8268

Earlier today the province of Quebec announced that it would be implementing a program to offer permanent residence in Canada to refugee claimants who have worked in medical support occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the federal ministry responsible for immigration, IRCC, has announced the launch of a very similar program that applies to the rest of Canada.

Like the Quebec program the federal pathway is designed to allow refugee claimants in Canada who have been doing crucial work, and caring for vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic to gain permanent status in Canada, regardless of the strength or weakness of their refugee claim.

The requirements of the program, as they have been announced so far are as follows:

  • Have claimed asylum before March 13, 2020
  • Were issued a work permit after they made a claim for asylum
  • Have worked in the health-care sector, in health institutions (for example, hospitals, long-term care homes, home care through an organization or agency, assisted living facilities)
  • Have worked in a designated occupation for no less than 120 hours between March 13, 2020 and August 14, 2020. The designated occupations that are included in this special measure are orderlies, nurses, nurses’ aides and patient service associates, assistant orderlies and certain home support workers.
  • Demonstrate 6 months of experience in the designated occupation before being granted permanent residence. Applicants will have until August 31, 2021 to acquire this experience.
  • Meet existing admissibility requirements, including those related to criminality, security and health

The program announced by the government of Quebec is open to applicants who are refugee claimants – either those whose claim is still being adjudicated, or those who have been refused. The applicant must be working in one of the following occupations:

  • Nursing co–ordinators and nursing supervisors (NOC code 3011)
  • Registered nurses (NOC code 3012)
  • Licensed practical nurses (NOC code 3233)
  • Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC code 3413)
  • Home support workers (NOC code 4412 related to direct personal care)

Neither the federal nor Quebec programs offer a pathway for individual to come to Canada to do this work in exchange for permanent residence; in either program eligibility is limited to those who are already refugee claimants. The programs are backward looking, and in a way, is a reward for those doing difficult and dangerous work at a time when Canada badly needed people to do that work.

With the announcement of the federal program and Quebec program today there is now a pathway to permanent residence for qualifying asylum seekers no mater where in Canada they live and work.

]]> https://polariss.ca/heres-how-the-quebec-and-federal-government-said-thank-you-to-the-guardian-angels/feed/ 0 Why did Quebec extend the suspension of Immigrant Investor? https://polariss.ca/why-did-quebec-extend-the-suspension-of-immigrant-investor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-did-quebec-extend-the-suspension-of-immigrant-investor https://polariss.ca/why-did-quebec-extend-the-suspension-of-immigrant-investor/#respond Mon, 25 May 2020 18:59:04 +0000 http://polariss.ca/?p=7960

Program and when is it planning to reopen it? Read all about it here:

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (‘QIIP’) is an immigration pathway unique in Canada. It is the last remaining immigration program that permits applicants to qualify for immigration on the basis of making a passive investment.

The vast majority of immigration pathways that allow applicants to qualify by making an investment do so in the context of the applicant starting or acquiring an active business, and in addition to the investment the applicants are expected to actually operate and manage the business, they are investing in.

The QIIP is the exception to this:

  1. The investment is made into a fund operated by the Quebec government;
  2. The applicant is not expected to do anything besides providing those funds;
  3. The investment amounts required under this program are substantial in comparison with other Canadian programs.
  4. The investor must have a legitimately acquired net-worth of at least $2 million Canadian;
  5. The investor must invest $1.2 million; and
  6. The actual investment is often accomplished through a financing arrangement.

The net result is a 5-year interest-free loan for the province of Quebec, and the investor ultimately paying only the cost of borrowing.

The program has always been a controversial one. There was previously a federal investment pathway that closed in 2014, largely because of the controversy. The program has been criticized as:

  1. ‘Buying status in Canada’; and
  2. As financially benefiting the province of Quebec, despite the fact that immigrants under this program will frequently relocate to Ontario or B.C.
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