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Only paid full-time skilled jobs practiced legally are eligible under the PEQ.
A skilled job is a job at the managerial, professional or technical level (skill level higher than “C” under the National Occupational Classification).
For more information on the National Occupational Classification, visit the web site of Employment and Social Development Canada.
A full-time job implies a minimum of 30 hours of paid work per week.
Full-time work experience gained in the framework of the post-graduation work permit program, a youth exchange program, or an employment internship that is not connected to a study program in Québec may be taken into account if they meet all the requirements of the PEQ.
Note that no part-time work period can be taken into account for eligibility under the PEQ.
Also note that a job occupied by a candidate as a self-employed worker or for a business that he or she owns, in whole or in part, is not considered under this program.
Language requirements (PEQ worker)
You must demonstrate that you have an advanced intermediate knowledge of French by way of a standardized test in order to be eligible for the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). The advanced intermediate level corresponds to Level 7 of the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des personnes immigrantes adultes or to its equivalent, level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
You will be exempt from presenting an attestation of a standardized test if you provide one of the following documents:
List of French courses offered in Québec and recognized by the PEQ:
If you wish to submit a standardized test to obtain formal recognition of your knowledge level in oral French, make sure that oral comprehension and oral production are evaluated.
The results must have been issued less than two years prior to the date the application was submitted.
The following standardized tests are recognized by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion:
Only workers acting as principal applicants must fulfill the requirements of the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ – Québec experience program) to obtain a CSQ for themselves and, where applicable, for their spouse or de facto spouse and dependent children included in their application. The characteristics of the spouse or de facto spouse are not taken into account in this program.