Apr 19, 2018 – Quebec Skilled Worker candidates have launched a class action lawsuit against the provincial immigration ministry seeking repayment of processing fees after program changes, applied retroactively, meant their applications would fail.

The class action suit against the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion concerns candidates who applied through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program between 2009 and March 2017.

The class action was authorized by Justice Pepita Capriolo of the Superior Court of Quebec on February 19, 2018.

The Quebec immigration candidates covered by the suit are those who had submitted applications prior to the rule change announcement, but had their cases denied because of the retrospective application of the changes.

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