Bringing your spouse or children to Québec

Refugees are usually accompanied by their family members upon their arrival in Québec. In certain cases, however, family members may be unable to travel together.

If you are in this situation, the members of your family who were left behind may be able to join you in Québec at a later date, provided certain conditions are met.

The One-Year Window of Opportunity Provisions enable family members to be reunited provided an application for permanent residence, under the same category as yours, is filed within one year of your date of arrival in Canada.

Family members include:

• your spouse or common-law partner, who is 16 years of age or older
• dependent children

These family members must have been previously identified in your application for permanent residence as well as in your Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ – Québec Selection Certificate) application.

	USEFUL INFORMATION
	Refugees in Québec whose spouse or dependent children remaining abroad do not meet the prerequisites of this program can consider other options, including sponsorship in the family class category. Section Sponsors and sponsored persons

	PRACTICAL ADVICE
	To determine whether family members who have remained abroad are eligible for this program, contact your regional office.