The province of Quebec has released a new list of in-demand occupations that will benefit facilitated processing under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.
The number of occupations on the new list has increased from 181 last year to 228, as it now includes all jobs in Quebec. It also spans different regions to suit the needs of job seekers from all over Quebec.
There is a 30-day transition period to allow the employer, or their representative, to have applications submitted under last year’s list reviewed.
Here is a list of 228 eligible occupations:
NOC OCCUPATION TITLE
- 0111 – CFOs
- 0112 – Human resources managers
- 0113 – Purchasing managers
- 0121 – Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
- 0122 – Banking, credit and other investment managers
- 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
- 0131 – Managers of telecommunications companies
- 0211 – Engineering services managers
- 0213 – IT systems managers *
- 0311 – Health care managers
- 0421 – 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)
- 0423 – Managers of social and community services (only this designation)
- 0513 – Directors of sports, recreation and fitness programs and services
- 0601 – Corporate sales managers
- 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
- 0632 – Accommodation services managers
- 0711 – Construction managers
- 0712 – Home construction and renovation managers
- 0731 – Transportation managers
- 0811 – Natural resources and fishing managers
- 0821 – Agricultural managers
- 0822 – Horticulture managers
- 0911 – Manufacturing managers
- 0912 – Utilities managers
- 1111 – Financial auditors and accountants
- 1112 -Financial analysts/Financial analysts and Investment analysts
- 1113 – Securities agents, Investment agents and Traders
- 1114 – Financial planners and Financial advisors (this designation only)
- 1121 – Administrative officers
- 1122 – Business management consulting professionals
- 1123 – Professionals in advertising, marketing and public relations
- 1211 – Supervisors of office clerks and administrative support staff
- 1214 – Postal and courier service supervisors
- 1215 – Supervisors of supply chain coordination, tracking and scheduling staff
- 1221 – Executive assistants
- 1222 – Executive assistants
- 1223 – Human resources and Recruitment officers
- 1224 – Property management officers
- 1225 – Purchasing agents
- 1226 – Conference and event planners
- 1241 – Administrative assistants
- 1243 – Medical administrative assistants
- 1252 – Health information management professionals
- 1253 – Records management technicians
- 1254 – Statistical officers and related research support occupations
- 1311 – Accounting technicians and Bookkeepers
- 1312 – Adjusters and Claims writers
- 1313 – Insurers
- 2112 – Chemists
- 2113 – Geoscientists and Oceanographers
- 2121 – Biologists and related scientific personnel
- 2122 – Forest science professionals
- 2123 – Agronomists, Advisors and Agricultural specialists
- 2131 – Civil engineers
- 2132 – Mechanical engineers
- 2133 – Electrical and Electronics engineers
- 2134 – Chemical engineers
- 2141 – Industrial and Manufacturing engineers
- 2142 – Metallurgical and Materials engineers
- 2143 – Mining engineers
- 2144 – Geological engineers
- 2147 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) *
- 2151 – Architects
- 2152 – Landscape architects
- 2153 – Urban and land use planners
- 2154 – Land surveyors
- 2161 – Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries *
- 2171 – IT analysts and consultants *
- 2172 – Database analysts and data administrators *
- 2173 – Software engineers and designers *
- 2174 – Programmers and Interactive Media Developers *
- 2175 – Web designers and developers *
- 2211 – Chemical technologists and technicians
- 2212 – Geological and Mineral Technologists and Technicians
- 2221 – Biological Technologists and Technicians
- 2223 – Forest science technologists and technicians
- 2225 – Landscaping and horticulture technicians and specialists
- 2231 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- 2232 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 2233 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- 2234 – Construction estimators
- 2241 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- 2242 – Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Commercial Goods)
- 2243 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- 2244 – Avionics and aircraft electrical instrumentation and equipment mechanics, technicians and inspectors
- 2252 – Industrial designers
- 2253 – Drafting Technologists and Technicians
- 2254 – Survey Technologists and Technicians
- 2255 – Technical staff in geomatics and meteorology
- 2261 – Auditors and testers of non-destructive testing
- 2263 – Public health, environmental and occupational health and safety inspectors
- 2264 – Construction inspectors
- 2273 – Deck officers, water transport
- 2275 – Rail Traffic Controllers and Marine Traffic Regulators
- 2281 – Computer Network Technicians *
- 2282 – User Support Agents
- 2283 – Computer Systems Evaluators and Video Game Testers*
- 3011 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- 3012 – Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
- 3111 – Specialist doctors
- 3112 – General Practitioners and Family Medicine Physicians
- 3113 – Dentists
- 3114 – Veterinarians
- 3121 – Optometrists
- 3122 – Chiropractors
- 3124 – Allied Practitioners in Primary Health Care
- 3131 – Pharmacists
- 3132 – Dietitians and nutritionists
- 3141 – Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
- 3142 – Physiotherapists
- 3143 – Occupational therapists
- 3211 – Medical Laboratory Technologists
- 3212 – Medical Laboratory Technicians and Pathologists’ Assistants
- 3213 – Animal Health Technologists and Veterinary Technicians
- 3214 – Respiratory therapists, cardiovascular perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 3215 – Medical radiation technologists
- 3219 – Pharmacy technical assistants (only this designation)
- 3222 – Dental hygienists and therapists
- 3223 – Dental technologists and technicians and dental laboratory assistants
- 3231 – Dispensing opticians
- 3233 – Practical nurses
- 3234 – Ambulance and paramedics
- 4011 – University professors and lecturers
- 4012 – Teaching and research assistants at the post-secondary level (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State )
- 4021 -Teachers at the college level and other vocational training instructors (only for educational institutions designated by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency)
- 4031 – Teachers at secondary level (only for educational establishments designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency mandated by the State)
- 4032 – Teachers at primary and preschool levels (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or state mandated body)
- 4033 – School information counselors
- 4112 – Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec)
- 4151 -Psychologists
- 4152 – Social workers
- 4153 – Marriage therapists, family therapists and psychoeducators (only this designation)
- 4161 – Researchers, consultants and program officers, natural and applied sciences
- 4162 – Economists, Researchers and Economic Policy Analysts
- 4163 – Economic Development Officers, Marketing Researchers and Consultants
- 4164 – Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
- 4165 – Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
- 4166 – Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
- 4167 – Sports, Recreation and Fitness Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers
- 4168 – Government Specific Program Officers
- 4212 – Social and community service workers
- 4214 – Educators with a college or university degree in early childhood education or child development and early childhood educator assistants with a high school diploma (including the authorized employer to be hired is an educational establishment designated and recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation and the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur or another government department or agency, or a childcare service recognized by the Ministère de la Family)
- 4215 – Instructors for Persons with Disabilities
- 4312 – Firefighters
- 5111 – Librarians
- 5113 – Archivists
- 5122 – Editors, Editors and News Editors
- 5123 – Journalists
- 5125 – Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- 5131 – Producers, directors/directors, choreographers and the designation technical, creative and artistic directors/technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers – visual effects, digital animation and video games *
- 5211 – Technicians in libraries and public archives
- 5225 – Audio and video recording technicians
- 5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators and the designation animators, designers and animation technicians in the field of 2D and 3D digital media*
- 5242 – Sales Supervisors – Retail Interior Designers and Decorators
- 5254 – Sports, Recreation and Fitness Program Leaders and Leaders
- 6221 – Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale
- 6231 – Insurance agents and brokers
- 6311 – Food service supervisors
- 6314 – Information and customer service supervisors
- 6321 – Chefs
- 6322 – Qualified or experienced cooks/qualified or experienced cooks (only this designation)
- 6331 – Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – wholesale and retail trade
- 6342 – Tailors, seamstresses, furriers and milliners
- 6345 – Upholsterers
- 7201 – Foremen/women, machinists and metal forming, profiling and erection trades (this designation only)
- 7202 – Supervisors, Electrical and Telecommunications (only this title)
- 7204 – Foremen/women in carpentry (only this designation)
- 7205 – Foremen/women, other trades in construction and repair and installation services (only this title)
- 7231 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- 7232 – Tool and die makers
- 7233 – Sheet metal workers
- 7236 – Ironworkers
- 7237 – Welders and operators of welding and brazing machines
- 7241 – Electricians (except industrial and power system electricians)
- 7242 – Industrial electricians
- 7243 – Power system electricians
- 7244 – Line and cable workers
- 7246 – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
- 7251 – Plumbers
- 7252 – Pipefitters, steamfitters and sprinkler fitters
- 7271 – Carpenters
- 7281 – Bricklayers-masons
- 7282 – Concrete finishers
- 7283 – Tilers
- 7284 – Plasterers , installers and finishers of interior systems and lathers
- 7291 – Roofers and shinglers
- 7292 – Glaziers
- 7293 – Insulators
- 7294 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 7295 – Interior covering installers
- 7301 – Foremen/women in mechanics (only this designation)
- 7302 – Foremen/women of heavy equipment operator crews (only this designation)
- 7303 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
- 7311 – Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
- 7312 – Heavy equipment mechanics
- 7313 – Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 7314 – Railway car repairers
- 7315 – Aircraft mechanics and inspectors
- 7316 – Machine fitters
- 7318 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 7321 – Motor vehicle, truck and bus mechanics and repairers
- 7322 – Dent repairers and body repairers
- 7332 – Appliance repairers and maintainers
- 7333 – Electrical mechanics
- 7361 – Locomotive and yard engineers
- 7371 – Crane operators
- 7372 – Drillers and blasters in surface mines, quarries and construction sites
- 7381 – Printing press operators
- 8211 – Forestry Supervisors
- 8241 – Tree felling machine operators
- 8252 – Supervisors of farms and specialized laborers in animal husbandry (only this designation)
- 8255 – Landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture supervisors (this designation only)
- 9212 – Supervisors, petroleum refining, gas and chemical processing and utilities
- 9213 – Supervisors, food and beverage processing
- 9214 – Supervisors, rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- 9215 – Supervisors, Forest Products Processing
- 9217 – Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing and processing
- 9224 – Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
- 9232 – Central control room and industrial process operators, petroleum refining and gas and chemical processing
- 9235 – Pulp and paper pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
- 9241 – Power Plant Mechanics and Power System Operators
- 9243 – Water and waste treatment plant operators
The purpose of this list is to give provincial employers access to workers in the short term. This will help those employers who can’t find Canadian or permanent residents to fill these roles.
The Quebec government estimates that newcomers, particularly temporary foreign workers, will fill 22% of job vacancies by 2026.
A number of programs have been recently implemented or existing ones expanded in Quebec to make it easier to hire foreign workers in the province. These include an agreement signed between Quebec and Ottawa last year to increase the maximum number of temporary foreign workers per workplace from 10% to 20% and to exempt occupations with on-the-job training (NOC Skill Level D) from posting and demonstration of recruitment efforts.
Facilitated LMIA process in Quebec
To apply for an LMIA, Canadian employers who hire temporary foreign workers must first advertise their open position through a variety of methods and provide proof of the recruitment process.
Employer should advertise the position for at least 28 days, interviewing eligible candidates to demonstrate that there’s no Canadian citizen or permanent resident ready, willing and able to be hired for the position, which would require the hiring of a foreign worker.
Quebec employers who hire temporary foreign workers for certain targeted positions must also apply for an LMIA, but have access to a much simpler and faster hiring application process.
