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On February 24, 2020, Quebec published its annually updated list of occupations for processing of LMIA applications. In 2019, Quebec issued a regional list of occupations; however, this time, it released a provincial list of occupations for its all regions.

In the new list, 116 new occupations have been added

0111 Financial Managers
0112 Human resources managers
0113 Purchasing Managers
0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers
0124 Property Administrators
0311 Managers in health care
0421 Administrators – post secondary education and vocational training
0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services
0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
0601 Corporate sales managers
0632 Accommodation service managers
0731 Managers in transportation
0821 Managers in agriculture
0822 Managers in horticulture
1112 Financial and investment analysts
1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
1114 Financial planners and advisors (only this designation)
1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting
1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
1213 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
1221 Administrative officers
1224 Property administrators
1241 Administrative assistants
1243 Medical administrative assistants
1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
1314 Assessors, valuators and appraisers
2121 Biologists and related scientists
2122 Forestry professionals
2134 Chemical engineers
2142 Metallurgical and materials engineers
2151 Architects
2153 Urban and land use planners
2224 Conservation and fishery officers
2234 Construction estimators
2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
2251 Architectural technologists and technicians
2254 Land survey technologists and technicians
2261 Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
2264 Construction inspectors
2282 User support technicians
3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
3113 Dentists
3124 Allied primary health practitioners
3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
3219 Technical Assisstants in pharmacy (only this designation)
3221 Denturists
4011 University professors and lecturers
4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
4033 Educational counsellors
4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
4152 Social workers
4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors (only this designation)
4156 Employment counsellors
4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4162 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
4163 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program
officers
4211 Paralegal
4212 Social and community service workers
4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities
4312 Firefighters
5111 Librarians
5113 Archivists
5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
5211 Library and public archive technicians
5225 Audio and video recording technicians
5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the
performing arts
5242 Interior designers and interior decorators
5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
6211 Retail sales supervisors
6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
6222 Retail and wholesale buyers
6313 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
6314 Customer and information services supervisors
6332 Bakers
6344 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications
occupations (only this designation)
7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
7236 Ironworkers
7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
7271 Carpenters
7281 Bricklayers
7282 Concrete finishers
7283 Tilesetters
7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
7291 Roofers and shinglers
7292 Glaziers
7293 Insulators
7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
7295 Floor covering installers
7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (only this designation)
7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (only this
designation)
7303 Supervisors, printing and related occupations
7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
7316 Machine fitters
7322 Motor vehicle body repairers
7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
7332 Appliance servicers and repairers
7361 Railway and yard locomotive engineers
7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women
7381 Printing press operators
8231 Underground production and development miners
8241 Logging machinery operators
8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock
workers (only this designation)
9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
9232 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing
9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators

The following last year’s occupations have been removed:

• 0513 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
• 1242 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
• 1254 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
• 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
• 3236 Massage therapists
• 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
• 7232 Tool and die makers
• 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
• 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing

Following Canada’s 2016 National Occupational Classification (NOC) system, Emploi-Québec in collaboration with the Ministry of Immigration prepared this new list for the Facilitated LMIA applications.

Facilitated LMIA list for Quebec

LMIA stands for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), and all Canadian employers need to apply for LMIA before hiring a temporary foreign worker for a job position in Canada. For that, they need to provide proof of their recruitment efforts through the different methods of advertising an open position or interviewing eligible candidates for a minimum of 28 days. They need to convince the government that they need to hire a foreign worker as no Canadian citizen or permanent resident is willing or able to meet the requirements for the position.

However, the employers in Quebec don’t require proof of their recruitment efforts for certain job positions in the province and this simplified application process is called “facilitated” LMIA.

The updated list came into effect immediately after its announcement. Quebec employers are provided with 30 days of a transitional period for examining application submitted according to the previous year’s list.

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Source@ CIC