Quebec Invites 519 Workers in September 24 Arrima Draw
The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) has extended 519 invitations for permanent selection through the Arrima portal. Issued on September 24, 2026, these invitations span all four streams of the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ).
If you are tracking your status in the Arrima applicant pool, timing played a direct role in this round. MIFI pulled profiles for Streams 1, 2, and 3 on September 21 at 1:10 p.m., while Stream 4 profiles were extracted directly on the day of the draw at 1:10 p.m.
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| Stream | Invitations | Lowest Minimum Score Used |
|---|---|---|
| Stream 1, Highly qualified and specialized skills | 86 | 634 |
| Stream 2, Intermediate and manual skills | 316 | 611 |
| Stream 3, Regulated professions | 110 | 380 |
| Stream 4, Exceptional talent | 7 | Not published |
Stream 2 carried the heaviest volume by far, pulling 316 candidates focusing on intermediate and manual skills. Stream 1 followed with 86 invitations for highly specialized skill sets, while Stream 3 targeted regulated professions with 110 invitations. Stream 4 closed out the round with a tight cohort of 7 exceptional talent profiles.
Breakdown of Stream Requirements and Cut-Offs
For Stream 1 candidates, eligibility demanded TEER 0, 1, or 2 occupations, at least 12 months of recent experience, and specific French proficiency levels, level 7 oral and level 5 written for the principal applicant, alongside level 4 oral for spouses. Compared with the previous round on August 27, cut-offs shifted slightly: Exercise 1 health and science roles dropped from 639 down to 634 across 37 invitations, food service supervisors and chefs dropped from 710 down to 706 across 8 invitations, and engineering, technology, and trades ticked up from 694 to 696 across 41 invitations.
Stream 2 applicants faced different operational hurdles, needing at least 24 months of experience in their main occupation over the past five years, with a mandatory 12 months logged inside Quebec, alongside oral French at level 5. This stream split into health support staff taking 48 invitations with a minimum score of 631, hospitality roles like cooks and cleaners taking 10 to 15 invitations at a 706 threshold, and select construction and transport trades capturing fewer than 5 invitations at 698 points.
Meanwhile, Stream 3 cleared a minimum score of 380 for its 110 regulated profession candidates. Stream 4 kept its cut-off score unpublished while issuing 7 invitations to candidates with exceptional talent.

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