Conditions for temporary foreign workers for the Québec Experience Program

General conditions

You must :

• Intend to settle in Québec to take up employment with a company over which you do not exercise legal or de facto control, directly or indirectly. This employment must not be in one of the ineligible sectors;
• Be 18 years and over;
• Have a knowledge of spoken French that corresponds to level 7 of the Québec scale of French proficiency levels;
• Be legally in Québec when you submit your application;
• Demonstrate your ability to be financially self-sufficient.

Your spouse or common-law partner must have a knowledge of spoken French that corresponds to a level 4 on the Québec scale of French proficiency levels 

Specific conditions

You must be legally in Québec as a temporary foreign worker, youth exchange program  participant or hold one of the following permits:

• Working Holiday
• Young Professionals
• International Co-op Internship.

Conditions related to your Work experience in Québec

To be eligible for the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ – Québec experience program), the jobs which you have held must:

• Correspond to an occupation in the "Training, education, experience, responsibilities" categories TEER 0, A or B1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification ;
• Have been performed legally in Québec;
• have been full time (minimum of 30 hours of paid work a week);
• Have been paid.

To be eligible, you must also have a job that meets these criteria at the time you apply and for at least 24 of the 36 months before you submit your application.

Your work experience should not have been gained:

• In one of the ineligible sectors
• On behalf of a company over which you exercise legal or de facto control, directly or indirectly

Your periods of part-time work, less than 30 hours per week, do not qualify as part of the Québec Experience Program.

Non-continuous work experience can be included in your application if it was performed on a full-time basis.

Under certain conditions, your spouse can obtain an open work permit  for employment.

Your spouse must have a knowledge of spoken French that corresponds to a level 4 on the Québec scale of French proficiency levels

He or she can also apply for permanent selection in the Québec Experience Program as a principal applicant.

You may be required to complete an interview with an immigration counsellor to verify, for example, the accuracy of the information provided in your application for permanent selection.

If so, you will receive a notice specifying the:

• date of the interview;
• location of the interview;
• time of the interview.

The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration may also conduct additional verification.