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Quebec investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons

Quebec investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons

Bu, 'canada-quebec-selected-skilled-workers.json' dosyasindaki missingDataFlags'in bir kismini dolduruyor - ama SADECE bu is sinifi (investor/entrepreneur/self-employed) icin. Genel skilled-worker akisinin (QSWP/PSTQ, Arrima portali) kendi secim kriterleri hala ayri, hala belgelenmedi.

Two-stage process

Stage 1 (Quebec)

Ministere de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Integration (MIFI)

Outcome: Certificat de selection du Quebec (CSQ)

Bu dosyada (onceki skilled-worker dosyasindan farkli olarak) Quebec'in kendi secim kriterleri DETAYLI olarak var - asagidaki subStreams alanina bakin.

Stage 2 (Federal)

IRCC

Prerequisite: Must hold CSQ before applying for federal PR

Federal fee from

$2,495

Sub-streams

3

Last verified

2026-06-28

General ineligible sectors

- Payday loans, cheque cashing, or pledge loans

- Production, distribution, or sale of pornographic/sexually-explicit products or sex-industry services (nude/erotic dancing, escort services, erotic massage)

PDF

Quebec investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons (Official PDF)

Official snapshot for Quebec business immigration pathways and related federal-stage requirements.

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Investor

Work experience: 2 years (within 5 years preceding application submission)

Net worth minimum: CAD 2,000,000

French minimum: Level 7 on the Echelle quebecoise des niveaux de competence en francais

Investment: CAD 1,000,000 for 5 years

Financial contribution: CAD 200,000

Quebec stay requirement: 12 months within 2 years (6 months personally)

Entrepreneur

Detailed criteria for entrepreneur sub-streams are coming soon.

Bu uc alt-akimin 'Show more' detaylari bu kaynakta acilmamis/kapsanmamis - ayri bir kaynaktan arastirilmasi gerekiyor.

  • Innovative business

    Start up an innovative business or carry out an innovative project with support of an accompanying organization

  • Business startup

    Start a business or operate a business already started

  • Takeover

    Take over or operate an acquired business with assistance of a support organization

Self-employed person

Work experience: 2 years (within 5 years preceding application submission)

Net worth minimum: CAD 100,000

Startup deposit outside CMM: CAD 25,000

Startup deposit within CMM: CAD 50,000

Communaute metropolitaine de Montreal (Montreal Metropolitan Community)

Regulated profession process:

  • - Find NOC code via Qualifications Quebec website (French only)
  • - Check if profession is on the Liste des professions reglementees (Ministere's regulated professions list, PDF)
  • - If regulated: find practice conditions via Qualifications Quebec site or the profession's Quebec regulatory body directly
  • - Obtain authorization or recognition document from the relevant regulatory authority

Federal application stage forms

Checklist (investors/entrepreneurs): IMM 5722

Checklist (self-employed): IMM 5784

Fill in portal

  • IMM 0008 - Generic Application Form for Canada
  • IMM 5669 - Schedule A - Background/Declaration
  • IMM 5406 - Additional Family Information
  • IMM 5562 - Supplementary Information - Your travels

Upload only (no signature)

  • IMM 0008 Schedule 5 - Declaration of Intent to Reside in Quebec - Economic Classes
  • IMM 0008 Schedule 6 - Business Immigrants - Investors and entrepreneurs
  • IMM 0008 Schedule 6A - Business Immigrants - Self-employed persons
  • IMM 5722 - Document Checklist - Investors and entrepreneurs
  • IMM 5784 - Document Checklist - Self-employed persons

Supporting docs and after apply

Conditional forms (hand-signed)

  • IMM 5409 - Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (If common-law partner, plus 12+ months cohabitation proof)
  • IMM 5604 - Separation Declaration for Minors Travelling to Canada (If minor immigrating without both parents/guardians) - Non-accompanying parent/guardian must sign in front of a notary public - stricter than the standard hand-signature requirement seen elsewhere

Supporting documents

  • - Travel documents/passport (regular passport only, NOT diplomatic/official/service/public-affairs) for applicant + spouse + dependent children
  • - Visa copy if living outside passport-issuing country
  • - Identity/civil status docs: birth certificates, name/DOB change documents, marriage/divorce/annulment certificates (all marriages if multiple), death certificate for former spouse if applicable, national ID/family registry
  • - Police certificate per country lived in 6+ months since age 18 (valid ~1 year from issue)
  • - Photo(s) for applicant + all family members, not older than 6 months
  • - Certificat de selection du Quebec (CSQ) - issued by MIFI; remains valid for federal purposes until IRCC decision even if technically expired; MIFI stopped renewing CSQs as of 2018

Biometrics: 14-79, 30 days from Biometric Instruction Letter (BIL)

Medical exam required: Yes (applicant + partner + children)

Approved: Must pay Right of Permanent Residence Fee if not already paid before finalization

Refused: Letter explaining reason; reconsideration requires new application + meeting eligibility + admissibility

Withdrawal: Possible via webform; partial fee refund depending on processing stage