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Programme de l'experience quebecoise - Temporary Foreign Workers stream

PEQ WorkersJob offer: DependsVerified against official sources on 2026-10-01
QC
Limited intake PEQ ended 2025-11-19, then reopened for two years (2026-07-02 to 2028-07-02); applications are only received in Arrima from 2026-07-02 to 2026-10-31 and only from people with 2 years of qualifying Quebec work (TEER 0-3) as of 2025-11-19.

Quebec selection route for temporary workers with two years of full-time skilled work in Quebec. French is oral level 7 only (no written requirement). Jobs in TEER 4 or 5 do not count.

Who it suits

  • Foreign workers already employed full-time in Quebec in TEER 0-3 jobs
  • Holders of working-holiday, young professionals or International Co-op permits with qualifying Quebec work

Requirements

  1. WindowApplications are received in Arrima from 2026-07-02 08:30 (Montreal time) to 2026-10-31. Applicants must have had at least 2 years of qualifying Quebec work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 as of 2025-11-19. No cap during the window. ↗ quebec.ca
  2. Work experiencePaid, legal, full-time work (at least 30 hours a week) in Quebec in a TEER 0-3 job, for at least 24 of the 36 months before applying, and a qualifying job held at the time of applying. Part-time work does not count. ↗ quebec.ca
  3. LanguageOral French level 7 on the Quebec scale (no written level required). Spouse who accompanies: oral level 4. ↗ quebec.ca
  4. StatusLegally in Quebec as a temporary foreign worker or on a youth exchange permit. Workers who had to leave when a permit expired can apply if they are back in Quebec with a valid work permit and a qualifying full-time job. ↗ quebec.ca
  5. GeneralAge 18 or older, intention to settle in Quebec for a job (not with a business you control), commitment to support yourself for three months after PR. ↗ quebec.ca

How candidates are selected

Not a points system or invitation draw: eligible people submit a selection application during the intake window and are assessed against the conditions.

Location requirement: must work in Quebec; qualifying job must be held when applying

Processing: Quebec publishes no fixed processing time for the CSQ step on the pages checked; the ministry dropped its six-month commitment for PEQ files received during the 2026 intake. After the CSQ, a federal PR application follows.

Related pathways

Limited intake

Programme de l'experience quebecoise - Quebec Graduates stream

Open

Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) - Stream 1: Highly qualified and specialized skills

Open

Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) - Stream 2: Intermediate and manual skills

Open

Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) - Stream 3: Regulated professions

Open

Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) - Stream 4: Exceptional talent

Official sources

Program rules change often. This page summarizes the official pages listed above; the official page always takes precedence.

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