Canada skilled migration: how long the Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ) takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence

Q: Do you need a job offer for Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)?

Not published on the page we read. Read 2026-09-24. The PSTQ hub page does not mention a job offer requirement at all. The previous stored finding “not required” was not supported by that page. This record does not state whether a job offer is required.

Q: How much money do you have to show for Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)?

From CAD 3,957. 1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

Quebec

Quebec selection — not Express Entry

Quebec’s skilled-worker selection program, run separately from federal Express Entry and not a PNP. File a free déclaration d’intérêt in Arrima. An invitation may lead to a Certificat de sélection du Québec. A CSQ is not permanent residence. After a CSQ you submit a separate IRCC application; that federal stage has its own medical, security and criminality checks.

Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

Does Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ) lead to permanent residence?

Residency: Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

Do you need a job offer for Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)?

Job offer

Not published on the page we read

Read 2026-09-24. The PSTQ hub page does not mention a job offer requirement at all. The previous stored finding “not required” was not supported by that page. This record does not state whether a job offer is required.

Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

What education does Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ) require?

Education: PSTQ education differs by volet. Volet 1 exigences: « Avoir un diplôme menant directement à l’exercice d’une profession, sanctionnant un programme d’études d’au moins 1 an à temps plein et correspondant, au Québec, à l’un des diplômes suivants » (DEP/ASP; AEC or DEC technique; university certificate through doctorate); Quebec diplomas 900 hours or 30 credits. Volet 2: « Avoir minimalement » a Quebec-equivalent DES or a one-year full-time DEP/ASP/AEC-equivalent; Quebec diplomas 600 hours / 900 hours / 30 credits. Volets 3 and 4 invitation synthesis (2026, updated 28 August 2026): Niveau de scolarité « Aucun critère appliqué ». Volet 3 selection is the authorization/equivalence, not a diploma floor. Arrima foreign-diploma mapping is not invented.
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

How much money do you have to show for Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)?

Funds

From CAD 3,957

1 adult principal, Contrat d’autonomie financière barème in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Rises with family size (2 adults: 5 803 $; 1 adult + 1 child under 18: 5 318 $; +2 children: 6 002 $; +3 children: 6 687 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 685 $ each; 2 adults + 1/2/3 children under 18: 6 500 $ / 7 016 $ / 7 531 $; more than 3 children under 18: add 516 $ each; add 1 845 $ per dependent child 18 or over).

Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

How much does Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ) cost to apply for?

Application fee: No amount stored
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

How long does Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ) take to process?

Processing time

No commitment to a processing time

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Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

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What does ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration actually require?

Quoted from the pages named beside each rule, not paraphrased.

Age: Pour déposer une déclaration d’intérêt, vous devez avoir 18 ans ou plus. Age is not published as a hard upper cut-off.
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24
Language: French floors differ by volet. The 2026 invitation synthesis: Volet 1 oral 7+ and written 5+; Volet 2 oral 5+ and no written invitation criterion; Volet 3 is two columns — FEER 0/1/2 oral 7+ and written 5+, FEER 3/4/5 oral 5+ and no written criterion; Volet 4 has no French invitation criterion applied. An accompanying spouse, where required, needs oral 4+.
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

Not published on the pages we read

We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.

Processing time
No fixed processing duration is published on the PSTQ hub. The page is stored as the guidance URL.
Page we read
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24
Application fee
La déclaration d’intérêt se fait en ligne gratuitement dans Arrima. The selection-application fee page was not opened; no selection fee is stored.
Page we read
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

The process

How it works

1File a free déclaration d’intérêt in Arrima. Quebec selection is separate from Express Entry and is not a PNP.
2If invited, apply for a CSQ. A CSQ is not permanent residence.
3Then apply to IRCC for permanent residence. That federal stage has its own medical, security and criminality checks.

What changed when we last checked this record

PSTQ hub, exigences, invitation, 2026 synthesis and after-CSQ pages opened 2026-08-16. Ranking score is not a pass mark. Gazette 85952.pdf and erratum 86001.pdf were opened 2026-08-19 (signed 20 June 2025; published and in force 2 July 2025; erratum 9 July 2025). 2026 financial-autonomy barème opened 2026-09-12: 1 adult principal 3 957 $, in force 1 January–31 December 2026. Arrima’s foreign-diploma mapping is not invented. A CSQ is not permanent residence.

Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24

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