Quebec issued 519 invitations through Arrima on September 24, 2026, across all four streams of the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés. Stream 2, Intermediate and manual skills, received 316 invitations, while Streams 1, 3 and 4 received 86, 110 and seven invitations respectively.
Results of the September 24, 2026 invitation event
The September 24, 2026 invitation event covered the complete PSTQ structure: Stream 1, Highly qualified and specialized skills; Stream 2, Intermediate and manual skills; Stream 3, Regulated professions; and Stream 4, Exceptional talent.
Stream 2 accounted for the largest stated total, with 316 invitations. Stream 3 followed with 110 invitations, Stream 1 issued 86, and Stream 4 issued seven. The official criteria show that Quebec conducted separate exercises within each stream, with different occupation targeting, score requirements and, in some cases, non-exact invitation counts.
A score threshold applied only to the relevant exercise. Meeting a listed score or other criterion does not itself indicate that a person will receive an invitation.
- Stream 1 — Highly qualified and specialized skills: 86 invitations
- Stream 2 — Intermediate and manual skills: 316 invitations
- Stream 3 — Regulated professions: 110 invitations
- Stream 4 — Exceptional talent: 7 invitations
Stream 1 targeted health, hospitality and technical roles
In Stream 1, Quebec sent 37 invitations to candidates in TEER 0, 1 or 2 occupations connected with priority sectors, at scores of at least 634. The occupation list included examples from health and social services, such as biologists and related scientists, pharmacy technicians, social and community service workers, and early childhood educators and assistants.
A further eight invitations went to candidates in the same TEER categories whose main occupations were food service supervisors or chefs. This exercise required a score of at least 706. Another 41 invitations were issued to candidates in listed engineering, technology, manufacturing, construction and skilled-trades occupations, with a score of at least 696.
Across the three exercises, candidates were required to have at least 12 months of experience in their main occupation over the previous five years, reside in Québec, and not intend to practise a regulated profession on the Ministère’s list. They also needed at least one year of full-time study leading to a listed Québec diploma. French requirements were level 7 or higher in oral skills and level 5 or more in written skills; accompanying spouses, if applicable, needed level 4 or higher in oral skills.
Stream 2 focused on intermediate and manual skills
Stream 2 issued 48 invitations to people in TEER 3, 4 or 5 occupations in listed priority sectors, including medical administrative assistants, nurse aides, pharmacy assistants, teacher assistants and home support workers. The score requirement for this exercise was 631 or higher.
The province also reported from 10 to 15 invitations for cooks and light-duty cleaners, requiring scores of at least 706, and fewer than five invitations for selected construction, transport, aircraft assembly and machining occupations, requiring scores of at least 698. Quebec separately issued 254 invitations to people in TEER 4 or 5 occupations at scores of 611 or higher.
The Stream 2 exercises required candidates not to intend to practise a listed regulated profession, to be staying in Québec, and to have at least 24 months of work experience in their main occupation during the previous five years, including at least 12 months in Québec. They also required education equivalent to a Québec high school diploma, a two-year general postsecondary program, or a qualifying program of at least one full-time year. French requirements were level 5 or higher in oral skills, with level 4 or higher in oral skills for an accompanying spouse, if applicable.
Stream 3 invitations covered regulated professions
Stream 3, for regulated professions, issued 69 invitations to candidates intending to practise a listed regulated profession in TEER 0, 1 or 2. The targeted occupations included a range of health, education and social-service professions, such as physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, physiotherapists, teachers and social workers. The score requirement was 631 or higher.
Another 37 invitations went to candidates in listed engineering, construction, trades and water-transport occupations who intended to practise a regulated profession in TEER 0, 1 or 2. That exercise required a score of at least 697. Quebec also reported fewer than five invitations for listed construction occupations in TEER 3, 4 or 5 at scores of at least 696, and fewer than five for candidates intending to practise a regulated profession in TEER 4 or 5 at scores of at least 380.
Candidates in the TEER 0, 1 or 2 exercises needed French at level 7 or higher in oral skills and level 5 or more in written skills. The TEER 3, 4 and 5 exercises required level 5 or higher in oral skills. An accompanying spouse, if applicable, needed level 4 or higher in oral skills, and candidates were required to be staying in Québec.
Stream 4 used exceptional-talent criteria
The seven Stream 4 invitations were divided between two exercises, each reported as fewer than five invitations. One exercise was for candidates who had received a positive opinion from a Ministère partner in a targeted field and who had at least 36 months of experience in their main occupation during the previous five years.
The other exercise was for candidates holding a document demonstrating an achievement listed by the Ministère for Component 4, with education equivalent to a Québec doctorate, including undergraduate doctorates, and at least 36 months of experience in their main occupation over the previous five years.
How the results compare with the August 27 round
The previous comparable invitation event for all four streams was held on August 27, 2026, 28 days before the September 24 event. Total invitations changed only slightly in Streams 1 through 3: Stream 1 declined by one invitation, from 87 to 86; Stream 2 rose by two, from 314 to 316; and Stream 3 rose by one, from 109 to 110. Stream 4 fell from 21 invitations to seven.
Within Stream 1, the first exercise issued 37 invitations, up from 26 in the previous event. The second and third exercises issued eight and 41 invitations, compared with 11 and 50 previously. In Stream 2, the first exercise declined from 51 to 48 invitations, while the fourth exercise rose from 249 to 254. Stream 3’s first exercise declined from 77 to 69 invitations.
The available comparison data provides previous score figures, but the current structured comparison fields do not provide calculated current score changes. The September 24 criteria themselves list exercise-specific thresholds, so the results should not be treated as one stream-wide minimum score. The limited two-event comparison also does not establish a longer-term invitation trend.
Source: Quebec Immigration