Appealing a refusal of an Application for a Québec Acceptance Certificate for studies

If your Application for a Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) for studies is refused, you have two possible recourses. You can appeal the decision or request a review.

Please note that the response to either recourse option may take several days or weeks.

Appealing a refusal

You may present a written appeal if you have serious reasons to believe that the refusal is unfounded. The letter of appeal must specify the motives for your appeal and must be received within 90 days of the date of refusal.

Your appeal must be sent to the following address:

Service aux étudiants étrangers
285, Notre-Dame Ouest, 4^e étage
Montréal (Québec)  H2Y 1T8

The response to an appeal may take up to 20 business days.

The response may be to maintain the refusal or to issue a CAQ for studies.

Request for an administrative review

If your appeal is denied, an administrative review may also be requested. The letter requesting a review must specify the motives for your request for a review and must be received within 90 days of the date of refusal of the application for a CAQ (the same timeframe for appealing a decision).

The request for a review must be sent to the following address:

Révision administrative
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
360, rue McGill, bureau 2.14
Montréal (Québec)  H2Y 2E9

As in the case of the appeal, the response may be to maintain the refusal or to issue a CAQ for studies.