Jul 23, 2019 – Quebec immigration authorities have initiated the process of implementing a Settlement Agreement reached in the class-action suit filed by applicants to Quebec's Regular Skilled Worker programme (QSWP).

The QSWP applicants had alleged that Quebec's Immigration Ministry and the provincial government had acted in bad faith by refusing to reimburse the application fees of those disqualified due to changes to the selection criteria introduced on August 1, 2013 and March 8,2017.

The Superior Court of Quebec authorized the lawsuit in February 2018 and approved the Settlement Agreement in its judgement in June 2019.

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