Eligibility checker – PEQ (Quebec)

Check in 2 minutes whether you meet the PEQ conditions. Applications are received until October 31, 2026.

Program stream

Are you 18 or older?

Are you legally in Quebec as a temporary foreign worker or youth exchange participant (working holiday, young professionals, International Co-op internship)?

Were you in Quebec on July 21, 2020 with a valid work permit?If yes, transitional rules apply: 12 months out of 24, no TEER code requirement, and your spouse is exempt from the French proof.

Your work periods in Quebec

Add each job held in Quebec with its start and end dates, or tick "Ongoing". Overlapping periods are counted only once.

Period 1

Start date

End date

OngoingFull-time (30 paid hours a week or more)TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 job

Planned filing date (optional)Default: today. Applications are received until October 31, 2026.

Were your jobs legal, paid, outside any ineligible sector, and with a company you do not control?

Is your oral French at level 7 or higher (Quebec Scale)?Proof recognized by MIFI. The Quebec Scale has 12 levels.

Do you intend to settle in Quebec to work there?

Do you commit to covering your essential needs (and those of your family included) for 3 months after obtaining permanent residence?

Is a spouse or common-law partner included in your application?

These calculators provide an indicative estimate based on official public grids. They do not guarantee a real outcome and do not replace a personalized professional assessment.

Conditions taken from the official pages of Quebec's Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration (MIFI), updated in June 2026. They may change: always confirm on Québec.ca.