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.