As of November 23, 2024, in order to qualify for the Québec Experience Program, applicants must have completed an eligible program of study in French, i.e., 75% of courses or credits have been completed in French:
- Vocational and college training: 75% of program courses must be completed in French,
- University programs: 75% of program credits must be completed in French.
Additional Requirement Details
- Theses, Master’s dissertations, internships and research laboratories may be completed in a language other than French. However, the 75% threshold must be met for other courses or credits.
- Courses taken abroad, as part of an exchange program for example, count towards the threshold.
- Applicants who have not completed the qualifying program of study in French must have completed three years of full-time secondary or post-secondary studies in French in Québec or abroad.
- The Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ – Québec experience program) is for foreign students who are a Québec graduate or a temporary foreign worker. It allows qualifying applicants to obtain a Québec selection certificate to settle in Québec permanently.
Note that, from October 31, 2024 until June 30, 2025, at the latest, the government of Québec will not accept any new applications for permanent selection under the “Québec graduate” stream of the PEQ; nor will it accept invitations under the Regular Skilled Worker Program(RSWP) or the Skilled Worker Selection Program (SWSP), which will replace it as of November 29, 2024.
The “Temporary foreign worker” stream of the PEQ is not affected by the suspensions.
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