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Territories covered
New rules regarding the intake of applications for permanent immigration
Information about the Application for a Selection Certificate – Permanent workers
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Hong Kong
Learning about Québec
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Territories covered
Information sessions
New rules regarding the intake of applications for permanent immigration
Information about the Application for a Selection Certificate – Permanent workers
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Territories covered
Information sessions
New rules regarding the intake of applications for permanent immigration
Information about the Application for a Selection Certificate – Permanent workers
Fees, method of payment and processing times
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Recruiting internationally
Why hire a foreign worker?
Practical guide for businesses – The key to successfully hiring a foreign worker
Make sure that your labour needs cannot be met in Québec
Choose a recruitment method
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Hiring a permanent foreign worker
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Application for Selection Certificate and appendices - Permanent workers
Procedure for submitting your application
Application for Selection Certificate and appendices - Businesspeople
Contract respecting financial self-sufficiency
Application for Selection Certificate and supporting documents - Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ) - Québec graduates
Application for Selection Certificate and supporting documents - Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ) - temporary workers
Application for Selection Certificate – Individual in particular crisis situation – Protected person on-site and family members
Undertaking application - Sponsors and sponsored persons
Undertaking application - Kit A - without financial requirements
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Application for Selection Certificate - Sponsors and sponsored persons
Application for Acceptance Certificate and appendices - Foreign students
Application for Certificate of acceptance - Temporary workers
Live-in caregiver employment contract
Model work contract for low-skilled occupations (Levels C and D)
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Comparative Evaluation for Studies Done Outside Québec
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