Yes. When providing results from a recognized language test, applicants can submit test results from different days and different institutions as long as both test results are still valid. For example, an applicant can submit a TEFAQ Listening certificate and a TCFQ Speaking certificate.

No. There are no language requirements for the accompanying spouse.

Quebec diplomas eligible under the PEQ are: a bachelor's degree (university undergraduate); a master's degree (and an MBA); a doctorate; a Diplome d'etudes collegiales techniques (DEC - diploma of college studies); a Diplome d'etudes professionnelles (DEP - diploma of vocational studies) of at least 1800 hours of study or more; a Diplome d'etudes professionnelles (DEP - diploma of vocational studies) followed by an attestation de specialisation professionnelle (ASP - attestation of vocational specialization) totalling a minimum of 1800 hours of continuing education and leading to a particular trade; Two separate DEPs amounting to 1,800 hours together are not eligible.

The foreign worker applicant must have at least 12 months of full-time work experience in a skilled, managerial, or professional occupation. Full-time work is defined as at least 30 hours a week. Unlike the Quebec Skilled Worker program, part-time work experience cannot be cumulatively counted towards full-time work experience. Part-time work experience is not recognized in the PEQ application.

Graduate applicants can submit their application from abroad. Foreign worker applicants must be in Quebec and currently employed in order to submit an application.

Yes. An applicant can leave Canada during the processing of his or her federal application, however, if he or she wishes to return to Canada he or she must meet any conditions for re-entry.

Yes. For both the graduate and foreign worker categories, a secondary or post-secondary diploma of at least three years' duration completed entirely in French will satisfy the French language requirements.

To extend a work permit, the applicant would need to obtain a job offer from an employer. Such a job offer would be exempt from a Labour-Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as the applicant has a CSQ. The applicant may then take the job offer and his or her CSQ to a Quebec Port of Entry to obtain a closed work permit for that employer. Applicants can only obtain a new or renewed work permit if they are currently residing in Quebec with a valid work permit. For a graduate applicant living in Quebec on a post-graduate work permit that will…

If an applicant cannot renew his or her work permit before it expires, and he or she is not yet a permanent resident, he or she must apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to change to visitor status if he or she wishes to remain in Quebec as a visitor. Otherwise, the applicant can leave Canada until he or she obtains permanent residence status.

If an application is returned to the applicant because it is incomplete, the applicant can resubmit the application again with the required additional documents. If the application is refused because the applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria, the applicant can submit an application to the Quebec Skilled Worker program if he or she meets the criteria for that program. Alternatively, if an applicant is refused because he or she does not meet the eligibility criteria, and the applicant later becomes eligible, the applicant can resubmit to the PEQ.