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Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program - Stream 2 - Intermediate and Manual Skills

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is designed for skilled workers whose main occupation is in FEER category 3, 4 or 5, and who do not need a licence to practise their profession in Québec or are able to practise in a context where such a licence is not required.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What the general requirements impose is not an employer but an intention: the applicant must intend to settle in Quebec to take up employment, and that intended employment must not be on behalf of a company over which they exercise legal or de facto control, directly or indirectly, and must not be in the listed ineligible areas (payday loans, cheque cashing or pawnbroking; production, distribution or sale of pornographic or sexually explicit products, or sex-industry services such as nude or erotic dancing, escort services or erotic massages). The applicant must also be likely to be able to do the job.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture never states whether a Quebec job offer is required or how one is weighted: neither the general requirements nor the stream conditions on the page mention a job offer, an employer, a sponsor or an offer of employment.
  • The page also states, in a separate note, that the applicant does not have to be employed in their primary occupation at the time of invitation or application; that sentence is outside this quotation.
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    Intend to settle in Québec to take up employment, which: Is not on behalf of a company over which you exercise legal or de facto control, directly or indirectly; Is not in one of the following ineligible areas : Payday loans, cheque cashing or pawnbroking; Production, distribution or sale of pornographic or sexually explicit products or services related to the sex industry such as nude or erotic dancing, escort services or erotic massages. Be likely to be able to do the job.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional characteristics are: a main occupation in FEER category 3, 4 or 5, with no licence needed to practise the profession in Quebec or the ability to practise in a context where such a licence is not required; at least two years' paid work experience in the main occupation on a full-time or equivalent basis in the five years preceding the date of the application, including at least one year in Quebec, with experience acquired outside Quebec eligible for up to one year and allowed in the main occupation or in an occupation in the same broad NOC category; a minimum diploma corresponding to a Quebec secondary school diploma (DES), or a diploma from a full-time programme of at least one year corresponding to a DEP or ASP at secondary level or an AEC at college level, obtained before submitting the application; and a spoken knowledge of French at level 5 or higher on the Echelle quebecoise.

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    Stream 2: Intermediate and manual skills To qualify for Stream 2: Intermediate and manual skills , you must comply with the conditions below. Work in an occupation classified as FEER 3, 4 or 5 Your main occupation must be in the category FEER 3, 4 or 5. You do not need a licence to practice your profession in Québec, or you must be able to practice in a context where such a licence is not required. If not, see Sream 3: Regulated professions. Have the required work experience You must have at least two years' paid work experience in your main occupation, i ncluding at least one year in Québec , on a full-time or equivalent basis, in the five years preceding the date on which you submitted your application. Work experience acquired outside Québec is eligible for up to one year. It may have been acquired in the main occupation or in an occupation belonging to the same broad occupational category, as defined by the NOC. This means that the first digit of the NOC code for your two professions is the same. If your experience was acquired during one or more compulsory internships as part of a degree program, it can be recognized for up to 3 months, whether paid or unpaid. Internships carried out in Québec must be in the main occupation, and those carried out outside Québec may be in the main occupation or in an occupation belonging to the same broad occupational category, as defined by the NOC. Have the required schooling You must: Minimum of one of the following diplomas: Diploma corresponding to a secondary school diploma (DES) in Quebec, Diploma earned through a program of study of at least one year full-time and corresponding, in Quebec, to a diploma of vocational studies (DEP) or a certificate of vocational specialization (ASP) at the secondary level or a certificate of college studies (AEC) at the college level; If you earned your diploma in Quebec, it should correspond to at least 600 hours for high school, at least 900 hours for college or at least 30 credits for university; Have obtained your diploma before submitting your application. Please note: The diploma from Quebec may have been obtained through recognition of prior learning and acquired competencies (RAC) through a school service centre, CEGEP or university. You do not need to request a comparative evaluation of studies from the Ministère for your diploma.The information on it is sufficient to complete your expression of interest and application for permanent selection. However, if you obtained a comparative evaluation of studies on or after January 31, 2013, you may use that document. Have a knowledge of French You must have a spoken knowledge of French at level 5 or higher according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (in French only). Your accompanying spouse must have a spoken knowledge of French at level 4 or higher on the Échelle québécoise. Refer to page Demonstrate your knowledge of French to find out which documents are accepted by the Ministère.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Family accompaniment is built into the stream's conditions: an accompanying spouse must have spoken French at level 4 or higher on the Echelle quebecoise. The official source does not state what work the selection allows or whether the person is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture sets out selection conditions only: it does not state what work the Quebec selection allows, or whether the person is tied to an employer, occupation or sector once selected.
  • It states nothing about an accompanying spouse's own right to work.
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    You must have a spoken knowledge of French at level 5 or higher according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (in French only). Your accompanying spouse must have a spoken knowledge of French at level 4 or higher on the Échelle québécoise

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Selection under the PSTQ is permanent selection: candidates are invited to apply for permanent selection. While that application is pending, a candidate who was invited and has submitted the demande de selection permanente to Quebec may be eligible for an employer-specific work permit that lets them keep working for their employer in Quebec for up to 12 months; the deadline to apply for that permit is December 31, 2026.

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Limits of the record
  • The 12-month work permit is a federal measure, not part of the selection programme: it is open only to a PSTQ candidate who already holds an employer-specific work permit for a Quebec employer, and it is not stream-specific.
  • Neither capture says how long a Certificat de selection du Quebec is valid, how it is renewed, or what the steps are between the certificate and federal permanent residence.
  • The Financial Self-Sufficiency Contract is cited here for the status it names (permanent resident), not as a funds requirement - the funds side belongs to the money box.
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    Demonstrate, by signing a Financial Self-Sufficiency Contract, your capacity to provide for yourself and, if applicable, that of your accompanying family members for the three months after becoming a permanent resident.
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    You may be eligible for an employer-specific work permit if you were invited to apply for permanent selection under the [Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ)](https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/permanent/skilled-workers/skilled-worker-selection-program) and you submitted a demande de sélection permanente to Quebec. This work permit lets you keep working for your employer in Quebec for up to 12 months. **Deadline to apply:** December 31, 2026

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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