I-0.2.1, r. 3 - Québec Immigration Regulation

Section 33 Disposition versions

2023-11-23

33. The Minister selects a foreign national under the Québec experience program if the foreign national meets the general selection conditions of the program and those of either of its components:

(1)  Québec graduate;

(2)  Temporary foreign worker.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33; O.C. 1030-2019, s. 5; O.C. 1138-2019, s. 1; O.C. 772-2020, s. 1; O.C. 1570-2023, s. 12.

2021-07-22

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, a diploma of college studies in a technical program or a secondary vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 1,800 hours or more of continuing training and leads to a trade;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  shows an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has completed his or her program of studies in Québec in French;

(b)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(c)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(d)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level;

(4)  stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of his or her program of studies;

(5)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition;

(6)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A;

(7)  has complied with the conditions of the stay; and

(8)  does hold full-time employment in Québec and has held such employment for a period and in a skill level within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification that correspond to one of the following requirements, according to the diploma referred to in paragraph 1:

(a)  in the case of a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, or a diploma of college studies in a technical program: an employment held during a period of at least 12 months after the end of the program of studies, in skill level 0, A or B;

(b)  in the case of a secondary vocational diploma: an employment held during a period of at least 18 months after the end of the program of studies, in skill level 0, A, B or C; in the case of an employment in skill level C, the employment must be related to the secondary vocational diploma;

(9)  if included in the application, the spouse or de facto spouse shows an advanced beginner’s oral knowledge of French, level 4 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(b)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(c)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level.

For computing the period required by paragraph 8, a training period in Québec required under the program of studies, for which a work permit has been issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), is considered to be employment complying with the requirements of that paragraph. The computed period for such training periods may not exceed 3 months; in the case of a part-time training period, it corresponds to its full-time equivalent.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33; O.C. 1030-2019, s. 5; O.C. 1138-2019, s. 1; O.C. 772-2020, s. 1.

2020-07-22

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, a diploma of college studies in a technical program or a secondary vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 1,800 hours or more of continuing training and leads to a trade;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  shows an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has completed his or her program of studies in Québec in French;

(b)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(c)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(d)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level;

(4)  stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of his or her program of studies;

(5)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition;

(6)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A;

(7)  has complied with the conditions of the stay; and

(8)  does hold full-time employment in Québec and has held such employment for a period and in a skill level within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification that correspond to one of the following requirements, according to the diploma referred to in paragraph 1:

(a)  in the case of a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, or a diploma of college studies in a technical program: an employment held during a period of at least 12 months after the end of the program of studies, in skill level 0, A or B;

(b)  in the case of a secondary vocational diploma: an employment held during a period of at least 18 months after the end of the program of studies, in skill level 0, A, B or C; in the case of an employment in skill level C, the employment must be related to the secondary vocational diploma;

In force: 2021-07-22

(9)  if included in the application, the spouse or de facto spouse shows an advanced beginner’s oral knowledge of French, level 4 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(b)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(c)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level.

For computing the period required by paragraph 8, a training period in Québec required under the program of studies, for which a work permit has been issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), is considered to be employment complying with the requirements of that paragraph. The computed period for such training periods may not exceed 3 months; in the case of a part-time training period, it corresponds to its full-time equivalent.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33; O.C. 1030-2019, s. 5; O.C. 1138-2019, s. 1; O.C. 772-2020, s. 1.

2019-11-14

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, a diploma of college studies in a technical program or a secondary vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 1,800 hours or more of continuing training and leads to a trade;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  shows an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has completed his or her program of studies in Québec in French;

(b)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(c)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(d)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level or an intermediate French course, level 7 or level 8 according to that scale or its equivalent, offered by a Québec educational institution in Québec;

(4)  stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of his or her program of studies and complied with the conditions of the stay;

(5)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition; and

(6)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33; O.C. 1030-2019, s. 5; O.C. 1138-2019, s. 1.

2019-11-01

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, an attestation or diploma included in section A or B of Part II of the list of areas of training made by the Minister under section 28 of the Act that is, as the case may be,

(a)  a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate;

(b)  a diploma of college studies in a technical program;

(c)  an attestation of college studies attesting to 900 hours or more of training;

(d)  a vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 900 hours or more of training;

(e)  an attestation of vocational specialization attesting to 900 hours or more of training;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  the foreign national and, where applicable, the foreign national’s spouse or de facto spouse, show an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent, that they show, as the case may be,

(a)  by the result of a standardized test;

(b)  by the meeting of the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11);

(c)  by the successful completion of at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level;

(4)  has completed at least 900 hours of full-time studies during the foreign national’s stay in Québec or, if the attestation or diploma attests to more than 1,800 hours of studies, the foreign national has stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of the program of studies;

(5)  has complied with the conditions of the stay;

(6)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition;

(7)  if the foreign national has obtained an attestation or diploma attesting to 900, but less than 1,800 hours of studies, has at least 6 months of work experience in Québec, acquired after the program of studies and in the field of training;

(8)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33; O.C. 1030-2019, s. 5.

2018-08-02

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, a diploma of college studies in a technical program or a secondary vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 1,800 hours or more of continuing training and leads to a trade;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  shows an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has completed his or her program of studies in Québec in French;

(b)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(c)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11); or

(d)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level or an intermediate French course, level 7 or level 8 according to that scale or its equivalent, offered by a Québec educational institution in Québec;

(4)  stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of his or her program of studies and complied with the conditions of the stay;

(5)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition; and

(6)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33.

Not in force

In force: 2018-08-02

33. The Minister selects, under the Québec experience program, a foreign national who has stayed in Québec for the main purpose of studying if the foreign national

(1)  obtained from a Québec educational institution, during the 3 years preceding the date of filing of the application, a university diploma attesting to a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a doctorate, a diploma of college studies in a technical program or a secondary vocational diploma which, alone or with an attestation of vocational specialization obtained consecutively, attests to 1,800 hours or more of continuing training and leads to a trade;

(2)  has not begun a new program of studies in Québec since the issue of the diploma referred to in paragraph 1;

(3)  shows an intermediate oral knowledge of French, level 7 or level 8 according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent and, as the case may be,

(a)  has completed his or her program of studies in Québec in French;

(b)  has filed the result of a standardized test showing the oral knowledge of French;

(c)  has filed a document certifying that the foreign national has met the requirements relating to the practice of a profession governed by a professional order in accordance with section 35 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11); or

(d)  has successfully completed at least 3 years of full-time studies in French at the secondary or post-secondary level or an intermediate French course, level 7 or level 8 according to that scale or its equivalent, offered by a Québec educational institution in Québec;

(4)  stayed in Québec for at least half the duration of his or her program of studies and complied with the conditions of the stay;

(5)  does not have a scholarship including a condition of return to the foreign national’s country at the end of the program of studies or has complied with that condition; and

(6)  complies with Factor 9, that deals with financial self-sufficiency, of the Selection grid for the economic class in Schedule A.

O.C. 963-2018, s. 33.