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Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program - Stream 4 - Exceptional Talent

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Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

The pathway targets individuals who distinguish themselves clearly in their main occupation through exceptional expertise likely to contribute to Québec's prosperity, with a proven track record of achievements related to that expertise, and who have practised their main occupation for at least three years during the five years prior to the date of application.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not enumerate specific academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles beyond the general exceptional expertise requirement; it only lists fields for obtaining a partner's opinion (strategic economic sectors, research, arts, sports) but does not state that these are the only targeted profiles.
  • Stream 4: Exceptional talent - Exceptional skills
    Distinguish yourself clearly in your main occupation through exceptional expertise likely to contribute to Québec's prosperity; A proven track record of achievements related to your expertise; Have practiced your main occupation for at least three years during the five years prior to the date of application.

What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

The applicant must distinguish themselves clearly in their main occupation through exceptional expertise likely to contribute to Quebec's prosperity, have a proven track record of achievements related to that expertise, and have practised their main occupation for at least three years during the five years before the date of application (experience acquired during compulsory internships forming part of a degree programme counts for up to 3 months, paid or unpaid).

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    Distinguish yourself clearly in your main occupation through exceptional expertise likely to contribute to Québec's prosperity; A proven track record of achievements related to your expertise; Have practiced your main occupation for at least three years during the five years prior to the date of application. 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.

Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

Endorsement is required in one of two forms: either an achievement included on the Ministère's list of achievements (liste des accomplissements du Ministère), or an opinion obtained from one of the Ministère's partners in a targeted field: the partner is the ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie for strategic economic sectors, the Fonds de Recherche du Québec for research, the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec for arts and the Institut national du Sport du Québec for sports. A partner's opinion is not needed if the achievement is on the Ministère's list.

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    To demonstrate your exceptional expertise, you must: Have an achievement included on the liste des accomplissements du Ministère  (PDF 104 Kb) (Ministère's list of achievements - in French only), or Have obtained an opinion from one of the Ministère's partners in a targeted field. To obtain the opinion of a Ministère's partner, you must already be in one of the following fields: Strategic economic sectors; Research; Arts; Sports. You will then need to visit the partner's website to find out how to proceed. The following partners issue opinions by category: Strategic economic sectors: ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE) (in French only); Research: Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) (in French only); Arts: Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (CALQ) ; Sports: Institut national du Sport du Québec (INS) . Note: You don't need a partner's opinion if your achievement is on the Ministère's list of achievements.

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

Professional freedom is limited in two ways: the employment the applicant intends to take up in Quebec 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 ineligible areas - payday loans, cheque cashing or pawnbroking, or the 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 official source does not state whether the holder may change employer after selection, or the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • The condition is stated for eligibility to the PSTQ as a whole, not for Stream 4 specifically.
  • The capture says nothing about changing employer after selection, and states the family position only indirectly, through the Financial Self-Sufficiency Contract and the values attestation required of accompanying family members aged 18 or over.
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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.

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

Settlement runs through permanent selection by invitation: the applicant must meet the criteria that led to the invitation to submit the permanent selection application; sign a Financial Self-Sufficiency Contract showing capacity to provide for themselves and any accompanying family members for the three months after becoming a permanent resident; obtain the Attestation of learning of democratic and Quebec values, which accompanying family members aged 18 or over must also obtain; and comply with any return-to-country conditions imposed by a scholarship in Quebec.

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Limits of the record
  • These conditions are stated for all four PSTQ streams, not for Stream 4 specifically - the capture describes no accelerated route for exceptional talent.
  • No duration, renewal or processing time is given, and the federal permanent residence step that follows Quebec's selection is not described.
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    For all 4 streams, you must also: Meet the criteria that led to the invitation to submit the application for permanent selection, you have received; 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. Please consult the current scales  (PDF 157 Kb) (in French only) to find out the total amount that applies to your situation; Obtain the Attestation d’apprentissage des valeurs démocratiques et des valeurs québécoises (Attestation of learning of democratic and Québec values) as expressed in the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Accompanying family members aged 18 or over also need to obtain one; Comply with any conditions for returning to your country imposed by a scholarship in Québec, if applicable.

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

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