As of January 2013, there were a total of 9,730 pending applications for Quebec investment immigration, of which 9,252 were from overseas, and the number of applications from Hong Kong reached 2,752, accounting for 28% of all cases. The number of applications from Hong Kong has surged in recent years, increasing from 45 in 2010 to 2,213 in 2012, a staggering increase of 49 times.
According to data obtained from Lexbase, from 2010 to 2012, the number of Quebec investment immigration applications was 2,503, 2,448, and 4,095 respectively. As of January this year, there were a total of 9,730 pending applications for Quebec investment immigration, more than double the number in 2012.
Among these 9,730 applicants, 9,252 were from overseas. Of these, 3,113 were from Asia, including 2,752 from Hong Kong, 110 from Seoul, 75 from Beijing, and 11 from New Delhi. The backlog from Hong Kong is second only to Ankara, Turkey (2,994 applicants).
Prior to 2009, there were only 44 applications for Quebec investment immigration from Hong Kong, with 45 in 2010. In 2011, there was a significant increase to 531 applicants; in 2012, it surged again to 2,213 applicants.
