Investor Program

The intake period for applications submitted under the Investor Program is from August 31, 2015 to January 29, 2016 (only the Ministère’s seal will constitute proof of the date of receipt of your application) or until the maximum number of applications has been attained.

The Ministère will receive a maximum of 1750 applications for a selection certificate under the Investor Program, including a maximum of 1200 from applicants from China (including Hong Kong and Macao).

Investor applicants who demonstrate, by means of a test recognized by the Ministère, that they have an advanced intermediate knowledge of French, are not subject to this maximum number of applications and can submit their application at any time. These applications will receive priority processing.

All applications must be sent to the Direction du courrier, de l’encaissement et de l’évaluation comparative, in Montréal.

Permanent Workers

Maximum number of applications

During the intake period, the Ministère will receive a maximum of 6300 applications for a selection certificate under the Regular Skilled Worker Program. The application intake period will be announced later in 2015.

If you submit an application outside the intake period that will be announced at a later date, it will be returned unless you are in one or the other of the following situations:

• You submit an application under the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (Québec experience program);
• You have enclosed a valid employment offer with the application for a selection certificate that you submitted under the Regular Skilled Worker Program;
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada has informed you that it has agreed to process your application for permanent residence in Canada;
• You are a temporary resident and eligible to submit an application for a Certificat de sélection du Québec.

Priority processing

• The following applications will receive priority processing:
  Applications submitted under the Programme de l’expérience québéboise (PEQ – Québec experience program);
• Applications that include a valid employment offer;
• Applications from candidates who earned points under the factor Area of training.

Please Contact US for more details on these programs.