This year, a national list was produced. It takes into account the labor needs of all regions of Quebec. This is the List of professions eligible for simplified processing.
Occupations are determined according to the 2016 National Occupational Classification, for all job categories of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
The list of professions eligible for simplified processing is established by Emploi-Québec in collaboration with the Department. All occupations and job titles listed therein are considered high-paying, specialized positions. Employers must comply with all of the requirements of this component in the TFWP.
If the job you are offering corresponds to one of the occupations on this list, you must follow the simplified procedure.
Note that the list is aimed at hiring employees and not self-employed workers.
This list has been in effect since February 24, 2020.
The list is updated annually. A transitional period of 30 days, from February 24, 2020, to March 24, 2020, inclusive, is granted to the employer or his representative. During this period, applications received by the Department or by Employment Social Development Canada may be examined on the basis of the old list of professions if the profession targeted by the request does not appear on the list in force.
Consult the Information document on the determination of the regional lists of occupations eligible for simplified processing under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (Quebec) for the year 2019 (PDF, 859 kb), applicable, if applicable, during the transition period.
Some professions and job titles of the list are also included in the list of professions requiring global talent from the global talent component. Requests for these can be made under the Streamlined Process or the Global Talent Stream, at the employer's convenience. In the list, these occupations and job titles are identified with an asterisk.
List of occupations eligible for simplified processing, in effect as of February 24, 2020, (established by Emploi-Québec in collaboration with the Department according to the 2016 National Occupational Classification)
CFOs | |
Human resources managers | |
Purchasing managers | |
Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers | |
Banking, credit and other investment managers | |
Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | |
Telecommunications company managers | |
Engineering managers | |
Architecture and science managers | |
IT systems managers * | |
Managers in Health Care | |
Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur or another government department or agency) | |
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) |
Managers in social, community and correctional services | |
Managers of libraries, archives, museums and art galleries | |
Managers - Publishing, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and Performing Arts | |
Corporate sales managers | |
Restaurant and food service managers | |
Accommodation service managers | |
Construction managers | |
Home construction managers and renovators | |
Transportation managers | |
Managers in agriculture | |
Horticultural managers | |
Manufacturing managers | |
Financial auditors and accountants | |
Financial analysts / financial analysts and investment analysts | |
Securities agents, investment officers and brokers | |
Financial planners and financial advisers (only this designation) | |
Human resources professionals | |
Professionals in business management consulting services |
Professionals in advertising, marketing and public relations | |
Supervisors, office and administrative support workers | |
Supervisors, finance and insurance clerks | |
Supervisors of library, correspondence and other information clerks | |
Postal and courier services supervisors | |
Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination staff | |
Administrative officers | |
Executive assistants | |
Human resources and recruitment officers | |
Property management agents | |
Purchasing agents | |
Convention and event planners | |
Administrative assistants | |
Medical administrative assistants | |
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | |
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | |
Insurance adjusters and claims examiners | |
Insurers / Underwriters | |
Estimators and Appraisers | |
Ship brokers / ship brokers (only this name) |
Physicists and astronomers | |
Chemists | |
Geoscientists and oceanographers | |
Biologists and related scientific personnel | |
Forest science professionals | |
Agronomists, advisers and specialists in agriculture | |
Civil engineers | |
Mechanical engineers | |
Electrical and Electronics Engineers | |
Chemical engineers | |
Industrial and manufacturing engineers | |
Metallurgical and materials engineers | |
Mining engineers | |
Aerospace engineers | |
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers ) * | |
Architects | |
Urban planners and land use planners | |
Land surveyors | |
Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries * | |
IT Analysts and Consultants * | |
Database analysts and data administrators * | |
Software engineers and designers * | |
Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers * |
Web designers and developers * | |
Chemical technologists and technicians | |
Geology and mineralogy technologists and technicians | |
Forestry technologists and technicians | |
Natural environment and fishing technicians | |
Landscaping and horticulture technicians and specialists | |
Civil engineering technologists and technicians | |
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | |
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | |
Construction estimators | |
Electronic and electrical engineering technologists and technicians | |
Electronic service technicians (household and business goods) | |
Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics | |
Aircraft instrument and electrical equipment and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | |
Architectural technologists and technicians | |
Industrial designers / industrial designers | |
Drafting technologists and technicians | |
Land survey technologists and technicians | |
Non-destructive testers and inspectors | |
Public health, environmental and occupational health and safety inspectors |
Construction inspectors | |
Airline pilots, flight engineers and flight instructors | |
Computer network technicians * | |
User support agents | |
Computer systems assessors and the title video game tester * | |
Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors | |
Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses | |
Specialists | |
General practitioners and family physicians | |
Dentists | |
Veterinarians | |
Optometrists | |
Chiropractors | |
Primary health care practitioners | |
Pharmacists | |
Dietitians and nutritionists | |
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | |
Physiotherapists | |
Occupational therapists | |
Medical laboratory technologists | |
Medical laboratory technicians and pathology assistants | |
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | |
Respiratory therapists, cardiovascular perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | |
Medical radiation technologists | |
Technical assistants in pharmacy (only this name) | |
Denturists | |
Dental hygienists and therapists | |
Nursing assistants | |
Ambulance and paramedical personnel | |
University professors and lecturers | |
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants |
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) | |
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) | |
Primary 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) | |
Educational advisers | |
Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec) | |
Psychologists | |
Social workers | |
Marriage therapists / marriage therapists, family therapists / family therapists and psychoeducators / psychoeducators (only this designation) | |
Employment counselors | |
Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers, Natural and Applied Sciences | |
Economists, economic policy researchers and analysts | |
Business Development Officers, Marketing Researchers and Consultants | |
Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers | |
Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers | |
Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers | |
Sports, recreation and fitness researchers, consultants and program officers | |
Paralegals (only this designation) | |
Social and community service workers | |
Early childhood educators and assistants (for which the authorized employer is an educational institution designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or an agency of the State, or a childcare service recognized by the Ministry of the Family) | |
Instructors for people with disabilities |
Firefighters | |
Librarians | |
Archivists | |
Translators, terminologists and interpreters | |
Producers, directors, choreographers and the appellation technical, creative and artistic directors / technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers - visual effects and video games * | |
Technicians in libraries and public archives | |
Graphic design technicians | |
Audio and video recording technicians | |
Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts | |
Graphic designers and illustrators * | |
Interior designers and interior decorators | |
Theater designers, fashion designers, exhibition designers and other art designers | |
Sports, recreation and fitness program leaders | |
Sales Supervisors - Retail | |
Technical sales specialists - wholesale | |
Retail and wholesale buyers | |
Insurance Agents and Brokers | |
Financial sales representatives | |
Food service supervisors | |
Supervisors, accommodation, travel, tourism and related services | |
Information and customer service supervisors |
Chefs | |
Qualified or experienced cooks / qualified or experienced cooks (only this designation) | |
Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Wholesale and Retail | |
Bakers and pastry chefs | |
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners | |
Jewelers, jewelry repairers, watch dressers and related workers | |
Foremen / women foremen / women in metal forming, profiling and assembly trades (only this designation) | |
Electricity and telecommunications foremen / women (only this designation) | |
Foremen / women in carpentry (only this designation) | |
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | |
Sheet metal workers | |
Structural and Platework Assemblers And Fitters | |
Ironworkers | |
Welders, Welding and Brazing Machine Operators | |
Industrial electricians | |
Electrical line and cable workers | |
Telecommunications line and cable workers |
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers | |
Carpenters | |
Bricklayer-masons | |
Concrete finishers | |
Tilesetters | |
Plasterers / Drywall installers / applicators and pavers / finishers and Interior Systems Drywall / Lathers | |
Roofers and shinglers | |
Glaziers | |
Insulators | |
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | |
Interior coating installers | |
Mechanical foremen / women (only this designation) | |
Foremen / women supervisors of heavy equipment operator teams (only this designation) | |
Supervisors, Printing and Related Occupations |
Supervisors, road transport and transit | |
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | |
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | |
Aircraft mechanics and inspectors | |
Machine fitters | |
Elevator Constructors and Mechanics | |
Automotive, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Repairers | |
Body Repairers And Body Repairers | |
Oil and solid fuel burner installers | |
Appliance servicers and repairers | |
Electrical mechanics | |
Locomotive and yard mechanics | |
Conductors and brakemen | |
Crane operators | |
Printing press operators | |
Supervisors, forestry | |
Supervisors, mining and quarrying | |
Mining and preparation miners, underground mines | |
Logging Machinery Operators | |
Foremen / women in agricultural services, farm supervisors and specialized workers in animal husbandry (only this designation) |
Supervisors, Petroleum Refining, Gas and Chemical Processing, and Utilities | |
Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing | |
Supervisors, Rubber and Plastic Products Manufacturing | |
Supervisors, Forest Products Processing | |
Supervisors, Other Metal Products and Mechanical Parts Manufacturing | |
Central control room and industrial process control operators, petroleum refining, gas and chemical processing | |
Pulp and paper pulping, papermaking and coating control operators | |
Power Plant Mechanics and Power System Operators | |
Water and waste treatment plant operators |