Eligibility Criteria – Temporary Foreign Workers

Applications for the Workers Stream are paused until November 30, 2025.

You may be eligible if you:

• Intend to live and work in Quebec in an eligible occupation.

• Have lived in Quebec temporarily for work purposes.

• Accumulated at least 24 months of full-time work experience (in the last 36 months) in a TEER 0, A, or B occupation.

• Hold valid temporary resident status (including IEC programs like Working Holiday, Young Professionals, or Co-op Internship).

• Are legally residing in Quebec at the time of application.

Language Requirements:

• Demonstrate spoken French at level 7 (Quebec scale), OR

• Show proof of at least 3 years of full-time studies in French (secondary or post-secondary), OR

• Prove you have met the French requirements of your professional order in Quebec.

• Spouses of applicants must demonstrate spoken French at level 4.

Work Experience Rules:

• Full-time = minimum 30 hours/week of paid, legal work.

• Must be in TEER 0, A, B1, 2, or 3 occupations (NOC system).

• Work as a student on a PGWP or IEC permit may count if all PEQ requirements are met.

• Part-time, self-employment, or entrepreneurial work is not accepted.

Eligibility Criteria – Quebec Graduates

The Graduate Stream (PEQ – Diplômes) is also suspended until November 30, 2025.

You may be eligible if you:

• Intend to settle in Quebec in an eligible job sector.

• Studied in Quebec for at least 50% of your program duration.

• Completed at least 1,800 study hours (approx. 2 years).

• Earned an eligible degree or diploma from a recognized Quebec institution within the last 36 months.

• Reside legally in Quebec at the time of application.

• Can prove financial self-sufficiency.

Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or DEC: 12 months of full-time experience in TEER 0, A, or B, and employed at time of application.

• DEP (vocational diploma): 18 months of full-time experience in TEER 0, A, B, or C, and employed at time of application.

  • Note: TEER C jobs must be directly related to your diploma.

• Mandatory internships may count up to 3 months.

Language Requirements (as of Nov 23, 2024):

• Principal applicant: spoken French (level 7) + written French (level 5).

• Spouse: spoken French (level 4).

• Proof can include:

  • Transcript showing 3+ years of studies entirely in French, OR

  • Transcript from a recognized Quebec program where 75% of courses/credits were completed in French.

CSQs will only be issued once a final transcript and diploma completion attestation are submitted.