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Immigrating to Quebec through investment
One of the most popular ways to migrate to Quebec is investment (Quebec immigrant investor program). There are three ways to invest in Quebec. The first way is for a person to buy or establish a business. The second way is to invest in Canada’s economic development programs, and in the latter case, you can apply for Canada’s self-employed program.
- Entrepreneurship program
In this program, candidates can apply for entrepreneurship by having a strong business plan and in some cases support letters from organizations such as university entrepreneurship centers.
This program is a point-based system and influential factors are age, education, English or French language proficiency of the main applicant and his/her spouse, having a trip to Quebec and having relatives in Quebec.
- Investor program
In this program, candidates must show that they have management experience for at least two years in the five years preceding the application and they must have a net worth of at least C$2,000,000. The applicant is also required to make a five-year term investment of C$1,200,000 for a period of five years.
- Self-employed program
In this program, you go to Quebec to practice a profession or business activities, alone or with others, and you must make a start-up deposit of $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 in financial institutions. Candidates must minimum net assets of $ 100,000 with a proof of its source. In this program, the applicant must have at least 2 years of experience as a self-employed worker in the profession or trade he/she wants to practice. The applications will also be assessed based on the factors mentioned in the entrepreneurship program.
Study in Quebec
Some people who intend to immigrate to Quebec may be of school age and may decide to migrate through education. In this section, we take a look at the requirements for studying in Quebec. You can study in this province in English but in most of the cases the language of study is French. People of all ages can apply for a Canadian student visa to immigrate to Quebec and can study for high schools, bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees. Here you can see the names of some of the best universities in this country.
| City | University |
| Montréal | McGill University |
| Montréal | Université de Montréal |
| Quebec City | Université Laval |
| Montréal | Concordia University |
| Montréal | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Sherbrooke | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Montréal | HEC Montréal |
| Montréal | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| Chicoutimi | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
| Quebec City | Université du Québec |
Migrating to Quebec through work (skilled workers program)
There are two ways for applicants to immigrate to Quebec through work. The first way is suitable for people who have a job offer from an employer in this province and they can receive a temporary residence permit in Quebec. These people may be strategic workforces such as executive managers, researchers or experts in technology, health, culture and education. By having this type of residence permit, children under the age of 18 can benefit from a free education system by getting a study permit in this province. Children can study in French or English. The spouse of the applicants who have applied for a temporary residence permit in this province can also apply for a work permit at the same time as the applicant, and they also can get a full-time or part-time study permit. In Quebec, there are also three programs for getting a permanent residence permit in Canada. Two of these programs are for people who are temporarily residing in this province and have work experience in the service or food industries in Quebec. These people can get a permanent residence permit if they get a job offer and they know French. The third program is for experts and specialists in the field of artificial intelligence or information technology and visual effects. This program is open to students who graduated from universities in Quebec, people with a temporary residence permit, and foreign applicants. Knowing French and having sufficient financial means for the first three months of living in this province are among the main requirements in this program. In the following, we will take a look at the point-based system of this program.
Point-based immigration programs in Quebec
As mentioned above, applicants can get a permanent residence permit in Quebec through three programs, and only one of these programs is available to foreign workforces. This program is a point-based program and people who specialize in artificial intelligence or information technology and visual effects can apply for it.
Influential factors are education, work experience, age, language proficiency, having relatives in Quebec, the characteristics of the spouse and job offer.
| Factors | Points | |
| Education | Maximum 26 points | |
| Work experience | 8 points | |
| Age | 18-35 | 16 |
| 36 | 14 | |
| 37 | 12 | |
| 38 | 10 | |
| 39 | 8 | |
| 40 | 6 | |
| 41 | 4 | |
| 42 | 2 | |
| 43 and more | 0 | |
| Language proficiency (English or French) | Maximum 22 points | |
| Stay in Quebec | Maximum 18 points | |
| Family in Quebec | 3 points | |
| Spouse Characteristics | Maximum 17 points | |
| Job offer | Maximum 14 points | |
Immigrating to Quebec without a language certificate
One of the concerns of people who want to migrate to Quebec is having a language certificate. Keep in mind that language proficiency is a necessity for immigration, because you have to be able to communicate with the people in the destination country. Those who want to migrate to Quebec, may be wandering whether to improve their English or French? Given that the official language of this state is French, so it is better to work on this language and improve your French language skills. Of course, for investment and business programs in Quebec, an English language certificate is also acceptable.
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