List of forms and documents to enclose with your official immigration application

Please note that due to the rising number of applications we have received, the time required to send you the letter confirming the opening of your file may exceed the usual period of 30 working days. The ministère will send you the said letter as soon as your file is opened.

The documents must be presented in the following order:

1. Application for a Québec Selection Certificate

• The principal applicant and his or her spouse or de facto spouse must complete, each, the form entitled Application for Selection Certificate – Principal applicant, spouse or de facto spouse (Dynamic PDF, 269 Kb).
• The principal applicant must fill out the Contract respecting financial self-sufficiency.
• Each child aged 22 or older who is accompanying you must complete the form entitled Application for Selection Certificate – Dependent child aged 22 or older or who is married or a de facto spouse (Dynamic PDF, 193 Kb).
• Enclose with your application:
  • Declaration by spouse or de facto spouse (PDF, 56 Kb) appendix to be completed by each party if you are married or a de facto spouse;
  • an identifying photograph of each person (adults and children) stapled to the Photos section of the principal applicant’s application.
• For each dependent aged 22 or older who is accompanying you, you must enclose:
  • if the dependent is not single, an act of marriage proving that the person married or became a de facto spouse before age 22;
  • proof that the person has been studying full time without interruption since age 22, by enclosing a certified true copy of the original academic transcripts for each year of study since age 22, accompanied by a letter from the educational institution stating the date or probable date of receipt of the diploma and the number of credits obtained; or

    proof that the person is dependant on you by enclosing a certified true copy of the original medical certificate attesting to the physical or mental incapacity of the person.

• To request a change to your application for a selection certificate or that of your spouse, complete the Change to an application for a selection certificate (in French - Dynamic PDF, 78 Kb) form and return it to us along with the necessary documents within 30 days after the change.

2. Payment of fees required

• Enclose proof of payment of fees charged when paid by bank transfer or certified bank cheque. Payment methods.

3. Required appendices

• Depending on your situation, enclose the following documents with your application:
  • Declaration by a candidate practicing a regulated profession or trade in Québec (PDF, 37 kb) – if you or your spouse practises or has the training needed to practise a profession governed by a professional order, a profession governed by the Autorité des marchés financiers or a regulated trade in Québec (construction trades, regulated vocational qualifications);
    Note: Read the conditions for admission to a professional order before submitting your application.
  • Declaration by a graduate of a medical school outside of Canada and the United States (PDF, 85 Kb) – if you or your spouse practises or has the training needed to practise the profession of specialist physician, general practitioner or family physician;
  • Declaration of a candidate practising the teaching profession in preschool, elementary school or secondary school (PDF, 49 Kb) – if you or your spouse practises or has the training needed to practise the profession of pre-school, primary or secondary school teacher.
• De facto spouses must enclose official proof of marital cohabitation for a period of at least one year prior to submitting the application. This proof (certified true copy) could be a copy of an official identity document bearing your address (passport or identity card) for yourself and your spouse, an official cohabitation certificate (certificat de concubinage), a financial commitment (hypothecary credit, common account), common invoice (electricity, gas).
• For people who are living in a country under another nationality (for example, students), proof of admission to the country for a minimum of one year and a residence permit that is valid at the time when the application is submitted (see country where you legally reside).

4. Studies and training

• Include with your application photocopies certified by the institution that issued the original document or by the duly authorized legal authority of the originals and the official translations, in English or French, of the following documents:
  • your diplomas and certificates (excluding those pertaining to primary studies), and those of your spouse, if any;
  • academic transcripts for your university studies;
  • your official proof of employment (work record book (livret de travail) and employment certificate and proof of contributions to the social security system) for the last five years and those of your spouse, if any.
• If you are, or have been over the last five years, self-employed or practising a liberal or business profession, enclose:
  • proof of your regular professional activities, including recent proof of your registration with the trade register (Registre de commerce);
• your last financial balance sheet and notices of assessment for the last five years;
• up-to-date proof of your membership in a professional order or a professional corporation, proof of contributions to the social insurance fund for self-employed workers or business people (for the last five years).

5. Other documents

• Enclose with your application:
  • a photocopy of your curriculum vitæ (CV) and that of your spouse; if any;
  • stapled photocopies of identity pages from your valid passport and that of each person accompanying you (with valid residence permits where applicable);
  • photocopies of your birth and marriage or divorce certificates, and the birth certificates of each person accompanying you;
    
    Note: If you plan to immigrate with the child from a previous union, enclose a notarial act signed by the non-accompanying parent or the court judgment expressly authorizing the immigration to Québec of this child.
    
  • If you are being represented by an immigration intermediary, include an original power of attorney signed by you and your intermediary. Indicate your personal contact information including your telephone number and email, in addition to your mailing address (or that of your representative).

6. Proficiency in French or English

• Evaluation of French proficiency

Skilled worker candidates (principal claimants and spouses) who wish to obtain points for their French proficiency must demonstrate this proficiency by enclosing with their immigration application the results of a French evaluation test issued by one of the two organizations recognized by the Ministère, specifically:

• the Test d’évaluation du français adapté pour le Québec (TEFAQ) of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris (CCIP);
  
• the Test de connaissance du français pour le Québec (TCFQ) of the Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP);
  
• the Test d’évaluation du français (TEF) of the CCIP;
  
• the Test de connaissance du français (TCF) of the CIEP;
  
• the Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) of the CIEP;
  
• the Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) of the CIE
  
  

Candidates who choose to present a TEF or TCF must enclose the results of the oral comprehension test and the oral expression test. Note that written proficiency is not evaluated when applying for a Québec Selection Certificate.

The current list of TEF, TEFAQ, TCF, TCFQ, DELF and DALF accredited centres can be consulted on the respective websites of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris and the Centre international d'études pédagogiques.

• Evaluation of English proficiency

Skilled worker candidates (principle claimants only) who wish to obtain points for their English proficiency must demonstrate this proficiency by enclosing with their application the results of an English evaluation test recognized by the Ministère, namely the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

The current list of IELTS accredited centres is available on the website of the International English Language Testing System.

• Awarding of points

For the purposes of evaluating the immigration application, points for language proficiency will now only be awarded as a function of the scores confirmed on the attestations of results submitted by the candidates.

Candidates who do not submit any language test results must specify this by marking the appropriate box on their Application for Selection Certificate.

Attestations of results must have been issued less than two years prior to the date the application is submitted.

7. Financial self-sufficiency

• Enclose the completed and signed Contract respecting financial self-sufficiency with your application.
  
  IMPORTANT: Upon your arrival in Québec, you must have sufficient financial resources to meet your needs and the needs of all persons accompanying you.
  

8. Family relationships in Québec

• If a member of your family resides in Québec (spouse, de facto spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather or grandmother), enclose with your application:
  • a copy of his or her permanent residence card, Canadian passport or Canadian citizenship card;
  • a copy of his or her latest notice of assessment for provincial income tax or copy of a property tax statement (in the case of an owner), or a copy of a lease (in the case of a tenant), including several recent invoices (Hydro-Québec, telephone, etc.);
  • a copy of the document proving your kinship to this family member (official family record book (livret de famille), etc.