Permanent Residency
Permanent residence in Quebec
You can obtain your Canadian permanent residency, more specifically through the province of Quebec, by applying to one of our many programs. Besides all our programs issued to skilled workers and students, we are currently offering three other pilot programs until January 1st, 2026.
PEQ–Quebec Skilled Workers
To be eligible for the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) in the skilled worker stream, you must prove that you can legally work in Quebec, have legally acquired full-time work experience in Quebec and got paid for at least 24 of the 36 last months before submitting your application. If you were staying in Quebec on July 21st, 2020 and were authorized to work in Canada during that day, you may be eligible to apply and get selected for a permanent selection status according to previous program requirements. Get in touch with us to learn more about your eligibility.
PEQ–Quebec Students
Only some diplomas obtained in Quebec give access to a permanent selection for this stream.
If you hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s, MBA, doctorate’s, DEC, DEP of at least 1,800 hours, or DEP with an Attestation of Vocational Specialisation of at least 1,800 hours leading to a specific field, you may be eligible to apply for a permanent selection status.
To do so, you must prove that you obtained your diploma in a full-time study program in a Quebec learning institution within the last 36 months. You must also demonstrate that you have acquired full-time work experience after your studies. Although they may vary depending on your degree, the conditions and duration of your work experience can only apply to specific fields and last from 12 to 18 months. If your program ended on or before December 31st, 2020, you may be eligible for a permanent selection under the previous program requirements. Contact us to learn more about your eligibility.
If you hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s, MBA, doctorate’s, DEC, DEP of at least 1,800 hours, or DEP with an Attestation of Vocational Specialisation of at least 1,800 hours leading to a specific field, you may be eligible to apply for a permanent selection status.
To do so, you must prove that you obtained your diploma in a full-time study program in a Quebec learning institution within the last 36 months. You must also demonstrate that you have acquired full-time work experience after your studies. Although they may vary depending on your degree, the conditions and duration of your work experience can only apply to specific fields and last from 12 to 18 months. If your program ended on or before December 31st, 2020, you may be eligible for a permanent selection under the previous program requirements. Contact us to learn more about your eligibility.
Regular Skilled Worker Program
The Regular Skilled Worker Program has been built for people who want to work and immigrate permanently to Quebec, and can not qualify for the Quebec Experience Program. However, to be eligible for this program, your profile has to meet some criteria needed in Quebec, such as:
– Your educational level and training area;
– Your work experience;
– Your English and French language proficiency;
– Your age;
– Your stays in Quebec;
– The characteristics of your spouse;
– The presence of children;
– If you currently have a job offer approved by the Ministry of Immigration, Frenchisation and Integration.
If your profile matches the Quebec criteria, you should receive an invitation to present a permanent selection in Quebec that will allow you to apply for a permanent residency in Canada.
– Your educational level and training area;
– Your work experience;
– Your English and French language proficiency;
– Your age;
– Your stays in Quebec;
– The characteristics of your spouse;
– The presence of children;
– If you currently have a job offer approved by the Ministry of Immigration, Frenchisation and Integration.
If your profile matches the Quebec criteria, you should receive an invitation to present a permanent selection in Quebec that will allow you to apply for a permanent residency in Canada.
Are you eligible for permanent residency in Canada?
There are some programs that you can apply to to become a permanent resident. Riendeau Avocats will help you to select the one that suits your situation and find out if your application meets the admission’s criteria.
Agri-Food Pilot Program
This program is effective until January 1st, 2026.
To make a permanent selection application, you must prove that you have legally worked and gotten paid occupying full-time employment in the agri-food sector in Quebec, and so, for 24 of the 36 last months.
This program regards industrial butchers, meat cutters, poultry preparers, chicken catchers, seafood and fish processing workers, and food and beverage processing workers. To be admitted, you must meet certain conditions such as your stays in Quebec and Canada, age, educational level, French language proficiency, knowledge of the Quebec values, and financial resources. Only 550 candidates, including members of their families, are selected for this program each year.
To make a permanent selection application, you must prove that you have legally worked and gotten paid occupying full-time employment in the agri-food sector in Quebec, and so, for 24 of the 36 last months.
This program regards industrial butchers, meat cutters, poultry preparers, chicken catchers, seafood and fish processing workers, and food and beverage processing workers. To be admitted, you must meet certain conditions such as your stays in Quebec and Canada, age, educational level, French language proficiency, knowledge of the Quebec values, and financial resources. Only 550 candidates, including members of their families, are selected for this program each year.
Permanent immigration pilot program for orderlies
This program is comprised of two streams: orderly workers and orderly students of the province of Quebec. To be admitted, no matter the stream, you must meet certain conditions, such as your stays in Quebec and Canada, age, educational level, proficiency in spoken French, knowledge of the Quebec values, and financial resources. Only 550 candidates, including members of their families, are selected for this program each year.
1. Orderly Workers
The first stream is regarding workers with orderly diplomas obtained outside of the province of Quebec. For submitting a permanent selection application under this particular stream, you must demonstrate that you have legally worked in Quebec and gotten paid full-time as an attendant or orderly for at least 24 of the 36 last months, or at least 12 months working within a basic-care health profession outside of Quebec as well as a minimum of 12 months out of the 36 following your application as an orderly inside of Quebec. Any work experience and diplomas obtained outside of Quebec related to a basic-care health profession do not allow candidates to apply to this program.
2. Orderly Students of the province of Quebec
The second stream is regarding workers who achieved the Institutional and Home Care Assistance Program (870 hours of continuing education) and obtained a Professional Studies Diploma (DEP) in Quebec in the orderly field in the last 24 months following the application. For submitting a permanent selection application in this stream, you must be able to demonstrate that you have legally worked in Quebec and gotten paid full-time as an attendant or orderly for at least 12 of the 24 last months.
Permanent Immigration Pilot Program for Workers in the Artificial Intelligence, Information Technologies and Visual Effects Sectors
This program is comprised of two streams: foreign workers and Quebec graduates in artificial intelligence or workers of information technologies and visual effects. It selects 550 candidates, including members of their families. To be admitted, no matter the stream, you must meet some conditions, such as your stays in Quebec and Canada, age, educational level, proficiency in spoken French, knowledge of Quebec values, and financial resources.
Foreign workers or Québec graduates in artificial intelligence
The first stream is regarding workers or Quebec graduates in artificial intelligence.
Foreign workers
For submitting a permanent selection application in this stream, you must meet one of the two following conditions:
1. You could apply if you have legally gained work experience in a qualified-job environment inside the artificial intelligence sector. Your work experience must have been full-time employment for at least 24 months of the 60 months following your application. The minimum educational level required to apply is the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in Quebec.
2. You could apply if you have obtained a level of education equivalent to a Master’s degree or Doctorate in Quebec within the last 12 months. You must have been working full-time in Quebec in the artificial intelligence sector of which the gross annual salary is at least $ 75,000 and the employer is based outside of the Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC) territory, or at least $ 100,000 if established inside of the MMC territory.
1. You could apply if you have legally gained work experience in a qualified-job environment inside the artificial intelligence sector. Your work experience must have been full-time employment for at least 24 months of the 60 months following your application. The minimum educational level required to apply is the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in Quebec.
2. You could apply if you have obtained a level of education equivalent to a Master’s degree or Doctorate in Quebec within the last 12 months. You must have been working full-time in Quebec in the artificial intelligence sector of which the gross annual salary is at least $ 75,000 and the employer is based outside of the Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC) territory, or at least $ 100,000 if established inside of the MMC territory.
Quebec Graduates
For submitting a permanent selection application under this stream, you must hold an undergraduate degree (DESS, Master, Doctorate) issued by a Quebec Learning Institution within the 24 months following your application. Depending on your degree, you may have to prove that you have worked full-time in an eligible job for a minimum of 6 months in the last 12 months or that you have been working full-time in the artificial intelligence sector.
Workers in Information Technologies and Visual Effects
The second stream is regarding workers of information technologies and visual effects who hold an equivalent diploma to a diploma of college studies (DEC) or an undergraduate degree in Quebec. To be eligible, you must meet one of the two following conditions:
Prove that you have held abroad an eligible job in the information technologies and visual effects sector for at least 24 of the 36 months following your application. Prove that you hold or have accepted a full-time eligible job within the information technologies and visual effects sector that meet the program salary requirements.
Prove that you have held abroad an eligible job in the information technologies and visual effects sector for at least 24 of the 36 months following your application. Prove that you hold or have accepted a full-time eligible job within the information technologies and visual effects sector that meet the program salary requirements.
