Information for candidates from the United States

While there is no Québec immigration office in the United States, the Québec government is present on American territory. The team on site holds various promotional activities, primarily in the Northeast, to inform prospective immigrants on Québec’s professional opportunities and immigration procedures.

Foreign workers and students who are temporarily residing in the United States can submit an immigration application to Québec from the United States. These applications are then processed in Québec.

Different immigration programs

• Temporary immigration program
• Permanent immigration program
  

The French language

Applicants who are skilled workers (principal applicants and spouses) and wish to obtain points on the selection grid for their French and English language skills must demonstrate their skills by enclosing with their immigration application the results of French or English assessment tests issued by one of the two organizations recognized by the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles. To learn more.

• How to learn French

Job opportunities in Québec

Québec

• Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles - Job opportunities
• Ministère des Relations internationales - Québec at a glance (PDF, 2,45 Mo)
• Institut de la statistique du Québec - Québec handy numbers
• Ministère des Finances - Update on Québec’s economic and financial situationc (PDF, 1 Mo)

Montréal

• Montréal International, Montréal economic development agency
• Montréal International - Gros plan sur les filiales de sociétés étrangères du Grand Montréal (PDF, 2 Mo) (snapshot of foreign subsidiaries in Greater Montréal)

Québec city

• Ville de Québec
• Québec International, Québec city economic development agency

Sectors of excellence in Québec

Québec offers many job opportunities in various activity sectors. They include aerospace, information technologies, engineering, life sciences, health, clean technologies and finance. To learn more

Looking for a job in Québec

• Emploi Québec (job offers in the province of Québec)
• Québec en tête (job offers in the greater Québec City area)
• Recrutement Santé Québec (job offers in the health sector)
• Inforoute FPT (list of job offer sites)

Professional experience and internships in Québec

It is possible to gain professional experience or do an internship in Québec through the International Experience Canada initiative. To learn more

Professional qualifications for holders of a diploma from a French educational institution

• Entente France-Québec sur la reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications professionnelles (France-Québec agreement on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications)