Quebec Arrima Invitation History (PSTQ)

Latest exercise

Apr 30, 2026 · National — general

Stream: Highly qualified and specialized skills

Min Arrima score: 716

Invitations: 379

How PSTQ draws work

What the PSTQ is

The Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ) replaced the older Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés (PRTQ) on November 29, 2024. It is Quebec's points-based selection program for permanent economic immigration and is administered by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI).

How invitation rounds work

Candidates create an Arrima profile, are scored by MIFI, and wait for an invitation. MIFI runs invitation rounds periodically — each round may contain multiple exercises with distinct streams, categories, and cutoffs. Receiving an Invitation to Submit a Permanent Selection Application is the first concrete step toward a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ).

Streams and categories

PSTQ has four standing streams: highly qualified and specialized skills (1), intermediate and manual skills (2), regulated professions (3), and exceptional talent (4). A separate "Other invitations" channel covers regulatory exemptions. Within each round, MIFI publishes per-exercise category breakdowns — national general, priority sectors, regional outside Montreal, regional manufacturing, priority construction, and physicians — so a single round date often appears multiple times in the table below.

Cutoffs and counts

Each exercise lists a minimum Arrima score that received an invitation. Some exercises publish only the round-level invitation total without per-exercise counts; those rows appear as "n/a" in the invitations column. Round totals are captured separately in the underlying data so a round summary remains accurate even when individual exercise counts are unscored.

Key facts

• The PSTQ took effect on November 29, 2024, replacing the PRTQ.
• Invitation rounds are not weekly — MIFI publishes them on its own cadence, often clustered by stream over a few weeks.
• An Arrima score above the published cutoff at the time of the round is required, but stream-specific eligibility (work experience, French level, FEER level, regional ties) also gates each exercise.
• Quebec residency is typically required for stream 1 (highly qualified) exercises; some priority categories explicitly target candidates outside the Montreal area.
• Receiving an Invitation to Submit is the first step. The next step is a CSQ application; federal permanent residence still requires a separate application to IRCC after the CSQ.
• The history below is sourced from MIFI's per-year invitation pages on quebec.ca; rows preserve the exercise-level granularity MIFI publishes.

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