Determining the stream for your financial assistance application
Recognition of skills acquired abroad
Determining the stream for your financial assistance application
You can receive financial assistance under the Programme d’aide financière pour la formation d’appoint en reconnaissance des compétences (PAFFARC) if you are taking refresher training:
Online, from abroad (Stream 1)
Offered by an educational institution, taken in Québec (Stream 2)
Offered or overseen by a regulatory body, taken in Québec (Stream 3)
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Stream 1: Online training taken abroad
To apply for financial assistance under Stream 1, you must take refresher training:
From abroad
Offered in French by an educational institution or regulatory body in Québec
That is prescribed or required by a regulatory body in Québec
If you are taking your training full-time, you must apply under sub-stream 2A.
If you are taking your training part-time, you must apply under sub-stream 2B.
Please go to the Determine whether your training is full-time or part-time page to learn the number of hours or credits in full- and part-time training programs.
Stream 3: Training taken in Québec, offered by a regulatory body
To apply for financial assistance under this stream, you must take or have received refresher training: