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Conditions and procedure

Conditions to satisfy as graduate or future graduate

Here are the conditions that you must satisfy as a Québec graduate or future graduate to obtain a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ – Québec selection certificate) under the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ – Québec experience program).
At the time of submitting your application, you must:

  • be at least 18 years old and intend to settle in Québec to hold a job;
  • have conformed to the conditions on your stay as a foreign student;
  • hold a Québec diploma eligible for the PEQ or expect to complete your study program within six months of the date on which you submit your application;
  • have an intermediate level knowledge of oral French;
  • undertake to provide for your needs and, where applicable, those of your spouse or de facto spouse and dependent children included in your application, for a minimum period of three months from the date you obtain your permanent resident status.

You are not eligible for the PEQ:

  • if you hold a bursary with a clause stipulating a return to your country, unless you have already fulfilled this condition; or
  • if you have started a new study program in Québec.
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