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Chef / Cook Immigration to Quebec
Canada's food service industry faces one of its worst labour shortages in decades. Experienced chefs and cooks are heavily recruited through the Atlantic Immigration Program and rural pilots, often with employer-sponsored pathways.
Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) + PEQ Streams
- ✓Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés (PRTQ / QSWP)
- ✓Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ)
- ✓Arrima – Expression of interest system
- ✓Quebec Business Immigration
Top Programs for Chef / Cooks
- ✓Atlantic Immigration Program
- ✓Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot
- ✓PNP Labour Streams
Why Quebec?
- →Separate immigration system from federal Express Entry — must apply through Quebec first
- →French language proficiency greatly increases selection score (up to 22 points)
- →PEQ: fastest pathway for temporary workers and graduates already in Quebec
- →Montreal is Canada's AI capital with MILA and hundreds of AI companies
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