Quebec Immigration Ministry mistakenly sends closure notices to 746 Skilled Worker applicants due to computer error

A computer error led Quebec’s Immigration Ministry to send file closure notices to 746 applicants under the province’s Skilled Worker Selection Program on Saturday, reported CBC. The ministry is contacting those affected and has asked them to disregard the notices.

The programme is meant for immigrants who want to settle permanently in Quebec.

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Immigration lawyer Maxime Lapointe said several of his clients received the notifications on Saturday. The unexpected notices left applicants anxious about the status of their applications.

"Somebody needs to be accountable for this," Lapointe told CBC.

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The ministry said it was working to contact the affected applicants and clarify the error.