Quebec releases a list of occupations eligible for facilitated (LMIA), for 2022

Quebec releases a list of occupations eligible for facilitated LMIA, for 2022, and Quebec expects newcomers will fill nearly 22% of the labour market needs by 2026.

Quebec has expanded the list of occupations eligible for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to 228 for this year 2022, up from 181 for the previous year in 2021. This list covers all parts of the province, to meet the demands of the labor market in all regions of Quebec. Quebec expects new arrivals to fill nearly 22% of the labour market needs by 2026.

According to Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, from February 24, 2022, the new list will come into effect immediately. Note that The Department of Immigration provides an updated annual list of occupations where Canadian employers may or may need to hire a Temporary Foreign Worker (TFWP).

The purpose of announcing the list annually is to speed up the recruitment of temporary foreign workers to work in sectors with a large employment deficit, to help employers who cannot find resident or Canadian workers to fill in the jobs, and make it easier to meet the needs of the province’s labour market.

The Ministry of Immigration grants a 30-day transition period, from February 24, 2022, to March 24, 2022, to allow the employer, or their representative, to have applications submitted under last year’s list reviewed If the profession does not appear on the current list. This list is based on the Federal Government’s National Professional Classification System (NOC) for 2016.

Quebec employers offering jobs that correspond to one of the occupations on this list must follow the LMIA facilitator procedure. Here’s the list of occupations eligible for simplified processing under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, effective February 24, 2022:

NOC No.	Title of the profession
0111	CFOs
0112	Human Resources Managers
0113	Purchasing managers
0121	Insurance, real estate, and financial brokerage managers
0122	Banking, credit, and other investment managers
0124	Advertising, marketing, and public relations managers
0131	Managers of telecommunications companies
0211	Engineering Services Managers
0213	IT Systems Managers *
0311	health care managers
0421	Administrators — post-secondary education and vocational training (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency)
0423	Managers of Social and Community Services (only this designation)
0513	Directors of sports, recreation, and fitness programs and services
0601	Corporate Sales Managers
0631	Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632	Accommodation Services Managers
0711	Construction managers
0712	Home construction and renovation managers
0731	Transportation Managers
0811	Natural resources and fishing managers
0821	Agricultural managers
0822	Horticulture Managers
0911	Manufacturing managers
0912	Utility Managers
1111	Financial auditors and accountants
1112	Financial Analysts/Financial Analysts and Investment Analysts
1113	Securities Agents, Investment Agents, and Traders
1114	Financial Planners and Financial Advisors  (this designation only)
1121	Agents/agentes d’administration
1122	Business management consulting professionals

1123	Professionals in advertising, marketing, and public relations

1211	Supervisors of office clerks and administrative support staff
1214	Postal and courier service supervisors
1215	Supervisors of supply chain coordination, tracking, and scheduling staff
1221	Executive Assistants
1222	Executive Assistants
1223	Human Resources and Recruitment Officers
1224	Property management officers
1225	Purchasing Agents
1226	Conference and event planners
1241	Administrative Assistants
1243	Medical Administrative Assistants
1252	Health Information Management Professionals
1253	Records Management Technicians
1254	Statistical Officers and Related Research Support Occupations
1311	Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers
1312	Adjusters and Claims Writers
1313	Insurance Specialist
2112	Chemists
2113	Geoscientists  and oceanographers
2121	Biologists and related scientific personnel
2122	Forest science professionals
2123	Agronomists, advisors, and agricultural specialists
2131	Civil engineers
2132	Mechanical engineers
2133	Electrical and electronics engineers
2134	Chemical engineers
2141	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
2142	Metallurgical and materials engineers
2143	Mining engineers
2144	Geological engineers
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers  ) *
2151	Architects
2152	Architectes paysagistes
2153	Urban and land use planners
2154	Land surveyors
2161	Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries *
2171	IT analysts and consultants *
2172	Database analysts and data administrators *
2173	Software engineers and designers *
2174	Programmers and Interactive Media Developers *

2175	Web designers and developers *
2211	Chemical technologists and technicians
2212	Geological and Mineral Technologists and Technicians
2221	Biological Technologists and Technicians
2223	Forest science technologists and technicians
2225	Landscaping and horticulture technicians and specialists
2231	Civil engineering technologists and technicians
2232	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
2233	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
2234	Construction estimators
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2242	Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Commercial Goods)
2243	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2244	Avionics and aircraft electrical instrumentation and equipment mechanics, technicians, and inspectors
2252	Industrial designers/industrial designers
2253	Drafting Technologists and Technicians
2254	Survey Technologists and Technicians
2255	Technical staff in geomatics and meteorology
2261	Auditors and testers of non-destructive testing
2263	Public health, environmental and occupational health and safety inspectors

2264	Construction inspectors
2273	Deck officers, water transport
2275	Rail Traffic Controllers and Marine Traffic Regulators
2281	Computer Network Technicians *
2282	User Support Agents
2283	Computer Systems Evaluators and  Video Game Testers*
3011	Nursing coordinators and supervisors
3012	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
3111	Specialist doctors
3112	General Practitioners and Family Medicine Physicians
3113	Dentists
3114	Veterinarians
3121	Optometrists
3122	Chiropractors
3124	Allied Practitioners in Primary Health Care
3131	Pharmacists
3132	Dietitians and nutritionists
3141	Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
3142	Physiotherapists
3143	Occupational therapists
3211	Medical Laboratory Technologists
3212	Medical Laboratory Technicians and Pathologists’ Assistants
3213	Animal Health Technologists and Veterinary Technicians
3214	Respiratory therapists,  cardiovascular perfusionists, and cardiopulmonary technologists
3215	Medical radiation technologists
3219	Pharmacy technical assistants  (only this designation)
3222	Dental hygienists and therapists
3223	Dental technologists and technicians and dental laboratory assistants
3231	Dispensing opticians
3233	Practical nurses
3234	Ambulance and paramedics
4011	University professors and lecturers
4012	Teaching and research assistants at the post-secondary level  (only for educational institutions designated and recognized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education or another ministry or an agency mandated by the State )

4021	Teachers at the college level and other vocational training instructors  (only for educational institutions designated by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another government department or agency)
4031	Teachers at the secondary level  (only for educational establishments designated  and recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or agency mandated by the State)
4032	Teachers at primary and preschool levels  (only for educational institutions designated  and recognized  by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education or another ministry or state-mandated body)
4033	School information counselors
4112	Lawyers (everywhere in Canada) and notaries (in Quebec)
4151	Psychologists
4152	Social workers
4153	Marriage therapists, family therapists, and psychoeducation  (only this designation)
4161	Researchers, consultants, program officers, natural and applied sciences
4162	Economists, Researchers, and Economic Policy Analysts
4163	Economic Development Officers, Marketing Researchers, and Consultants
4164	Social Policy Researchers, Consultants, and Program Officers
4165	Health Policy Researchers, Consultants, and Program Officers
4166	Education Policy Researchers, Consultants, and Program Officers
4167	Sports, Recreation and Fitness Researchers, Consultants, and Program Officers
4168	Government Specific Program Officers
4212	Social and community service workers
4214	Educators with a college or university degree in early childhood education or child development and early childhood educator assistants with a high school diploma (including the authorized employer to be hired is an educational establishment designated and recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation and the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur or another government department or agency, or a childcare service recognized by the Ministère de la Family)
4215	Instructors for Persons with Disabilities

4312	Firefighters
5111	Librarians
5113	Archivists
5122	Editors, Editors, and News Editors
5123	Journalists
5125	Translators, terminologists, and interpreters
5131	Producers, directors/directors, choreographers, and the designation technical, creative and artistic directors/technical, creative and artistic directors and project managers – visual effects, digital animation, and video games *
5211	Technicians in libraries and public archives
5225	Audio and video recording technicians
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators and the designation animators, designers, and animation technicians in the field of 2D and 3D digital media*
5242	Sales Supervisors – Retail  Interior Designers and Decorators
5254	Sports, Recreation, and Fitness Program Leaders and Leaders
6221	Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale
6231	Insurance agents and brokers
6311	Foodservice supervisors
6314	Information and customer service supervisors
6321	ChefsChefs
6322	Qualified or experienced cooks/qualified or experienced cooks (only this designation)

6331	Butchers, meat cutters, and fishmongers – wholesale and retail trade
6342	Tailors, seamstresses, furriers, and milliners
6345	Upholsterers
7201	Foremen/women, machinists and metal forming, profiling, and erection trades  (this designation only)
7202	Supervisors, Electrical and Telecommunications  (only this title)
7204	Foremen/women in carpentry (only this designation)
7205	Foremen/women, other trades in construction and repair and installation services (only this title)
7231	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
7232	Tool and die makers
7233	sheet metal workers
7236	Ironworkers
7237	Welders and operators of welding and brazing machines
7241	Electricians (except industrial and power system electricians)
7242	Industrial electricians
7243	Power system electricians
7244	Line and cable workers

7246	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
7251	Plumbers
7252	Pipefitters, steamfitters, and sprinkler fitters
7271	Carpenters
7281	Bricklayers-masons
7282	Concrete finishers
7283	Carreleurs / carreleuses
7284	Plasterers, installers, and finishers of interior  systems and laths
7291	Roofers and shinglers
7292	Glaziers
7293	Insulators
7294	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
7295	Interior covering installers
7301	Foremen/women in mechanics (only this title)
7302	Supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews  (this designation only)
7303	Supervisors, printing, and related occupations

7311	Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
7312	Heavy Equipment Mechanics
7313	Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
7314	Railway car repairers
7315	Aircraft mechanics and inspectors
7316	Machine fitters
7318	Elevator constructors and mechanics
7321	Motor vehicle, truck, and bus mechanics and repairers
7322	Dent repairers and body repairers
7332	Appliance repairers and maintainers
7333	Electrical mechanics
7361	Locomotive and yard engineers
7371	crane operators
7372	Drillers and blasters in surface mines, quarries, and construction sites
7381	Printing press operators
8211	Forestry Supervisors
8241	Tree felling machine operators
8252	Supervisors of farms and specialized laborers in animal husbandry  (only this designation)

8255	Landscaping, grounds maintenance, and horticulture supervisors (this designation only)
9212	Supervisors, petroleum refining, gas and chemical processing, and utilities
9213	Supervisors, food and beverage processing
9214	Supervisors, rubber and plastic products manufacturing
9215	Supervisors, Forest Products Processing
9217	Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur, and leather products manufacturing and processing
9224	Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
9232	Central control room and industrial process operators, petroleum refining and gas and chemical processing
9235	Pulp and paper pulping, papermaking, and coating control operators
9241	Power Plant Mechanics and Power System Operators
9243	Water and waste treatment plant operators