Québec immigration
A separate procedure, for a francophone society
Québec selects its own economic immigrants. Arrima, the Québec Selection Certificate, then the federal application: a distinct path we handle end to end.
Québec is the only province that selects its economic immigrants autonomously, under an agreement with the federal government. In practice you run two successive procedures: first the Québec selection, which issues the Québec Selection Certificate, then the permanent residence application to IRCC, which verifies security and health. It is longer — but for a francophone applicant the selection criteria are often far more favourable.
Francophone applicants who want to live and work in French
Graduates of a Québec institution finishing their studies
Temporary workers already in Québec with local experience
Professionals whose field appears among the preferred training areas
Families with children aiming at French-language schooling
Arrima expression of interest
Creating and optimising your declaration in the Arrima portal, the starting point of the entire Québec selection.
Comparative evaluation of studies
Applying for the comparative evaluation with the ministry, essential to give a Tunisian degree its full value.
Selection file
Assembling the complete file after invitation, including financial self-sufficiency proof and employment letters.
Follow-up to the CSQ
Answering ministry requests and obtaining the Québec Selection Certificate.
Federal phase
Filing the permanent residence application with IRCC, medical exams and police certificates.
Settling in Québec
RAMQ registration, French-language integration, school enrolment and professional recognition.
- 01
Profile check
Assessment against the Québec grid: education, experience, age, French, prior stay and family in Québec.
- 02
Comparative evaluation
Filing the application for comparative evaluation of studies completed outside Québec.
- 03
Arrima declaration
Creating the expression of interest and positioning it optimally in the candidate bank.
- 04
Invitation and CSQ application
Assembling and filing the selection file after receiving the invitation.
- 05
Obtaining the CSQ
Follow-up through to issuance of the Québec Selection Certificate.
- 06
Federal application
Filing with IRCC and follow-up through to permanent residence.
Québec immigration
18 to 30 months in two phases- 1Comparative evaluation of studies completed outside Québec
- 2French proficiency certificate recognised by the ministry
- 3Detailed employment letters covering your experience
- 4Proof of financial self-sufficiency for the first year
- 5Signed undertaking regarding the common values of Québec society
- 6Civil status documents, translated and certified
- 7Police certificates and medical exam for the federal phase
For a francophone applicant, often yes on the selection criteria: French weighs more heavily there than in the federal system. In exchange, the procedure runs in two successive phases and the cumulative timeline frequently exceeds Express Entry. It is a trade-off between probability of acceptance and duration.
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The eligibility assessment is free and carries no obligation. You leave with a clear answer: which programs are open to you, what you are missing, and what it genuinely costs.
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