Mon Projet Québec: New Date Announced for Beginning of Submission Period for Skilled Immigration to Quebec, Canada

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Mon Projet Québec New Date Announced for
Beginning of Submission Period for Skilled
Immigration to Quebec, Canada
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The government of Quebec has announced that the
upcoming application intake period for the Quebec
Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) has been postponed.
This decision was taken in response to technical
issues experienced by potential applicants
through the new Mon projet Québec online
application system, which was launched last week.
The original opening date for the next
application intake period was set to be January
18, 2016. However, the Ministère de
l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion
(MIDI), the government department overseeing
immigration to Quebec, has issued the following
guidelines Candidates have until 25 January,
2016 to create their account in the secure space
Mon projet Québec.  After this date, it will not
be possible to create a new account for the
upcoming application intake period. Between
January 26 and February 15, 2016, candidates who
have a Mon projet Québec account may access it to
complete the application for a Quebec Selection
Certificate/certificat de selection du Québec
(CSQ). As of February 16, 2016, it will be
possible to submit an application and pay the
required fees. The application intake period will
end on March 31, 2016 at the latest.
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The additional time allotted should allow
a larger number of potential applicants to
register before the application intake period
begins. Candidates have up to 90 days to submit
an application from the time they started to
complete the application in Mon projet Québec.
Once the application has been submitted,
candidates will have 30 days to pay the fees. If
a candidate does not submit and pay the fees
within the prescribed timeframe, the application
will be deleted. During the period February 16 to
March 31, MIDI will receive a maximum of 2,800
applications for a CSQ under the QSWP through the
Mon projet Québec. All applications under the
QSWP must be submitted online through Mon projet
Québec the previous paper application system
will no longer be in use. The QSWP allows
eligible applicants to immigrate to Canada after
receiving a CSQ from the government of Quebec.