This Quebec pilot program — now closed — once opened windows for applicants aiming to work as professionals in artificial intelligence, information technology, and visual effects.
The five-year pilot selected up to 550 applicants per year for Quebec immigration. Applicants can come straight from an overseas country, or already be in Quebec as a non-permanent foreign worker.
From April 22 to October 31, 2021, the initial application window ran. It was the third Quebec pilot program to open to candidates, after those for helpers and food manufacture workers.
Quebec Immigration Minister Nadine Girault said, “With the launch of this new pilot program, our government wants to equip companies to recruit the best talent internationally, to support and accelerate innovation in new technologies.”
“More than ever, Quebec’s economic recovery needs innovative and promising tools for wealth creation.”
The program ended as planned on January 1, 2026; new applications are no longer accepted.