When and where to submit the application (regular program for skilled workers)

The application for a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ – Québec selection certificate) is normally done from abroad. However, under certain conditions, this application can be made while staying temporarily in Québec as a foreign student.

Submitting an application for a CSQ as a skilled worker signifies that your short term plan is to enter the Québec labour market. If you wish to continue your studies following your current study program, at a higher level for example, you must postpone your plan for permanent immigration.

To be authorized to apply for a CSQ under the regular program for skilled workers, during your stay for studies, you must:

• have come to Québec with the primary goal of studying here and hold a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ) for studies and a valid study permit, unless exempted by regulation;

• meet all the conditions of this certificate and permit;

• pursue or have successfully completed a secondary level vocational training program of 900 hours or more, a college studies program, an undergraduate university program of at least 12 months, a graduate program, i.e., a master’s or an advanced graduate diploma (DESS – études supérieures spécialisées), or a doctoral program;

• have completed at least half your study program, if its duration is less than 18 months or it is a graduate level or doctoral university program;

or

• be 12 months or less from the end of your study program, if its duration is 18 months or longer.
  
  

Note that students who expect to obtain or have obtained a 30-credit university undergraduate certificate may not submit their application at the address below.

If you do not meet the above requirements, check where your application must be sent based on your country of legal residence.

If you meet the conditions allowing you to submit your CSQ application under the regular program for skilled workers, you must send your file to the following address:

Direction du courrier, de l'encaissement et de l'évaluation comparative
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4^e étage
Montréal (Québec)  H2Y 1T8
CANADA