Quebec Cases

It is worth highlighting that the approval in principal i.e. a positive Stage 1 assessment would need to take place before the officers can request for a Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) from the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC). This is why officers usually follow a different procedure for applicants residing in the province of Quebec.

• If the officers know about the applicant’s medical inadmissibility before the Stage 1 decision

  • The officers would need to send the application to the delegated decision maker if sufficient humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations exist

  • In some situations, the decision of the decision maker might be positive

    • In this scenario, the officers would need to request for:

      • A Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) and,

      • A non-objection letter

    • The decision would continue to remain conditional until the authorities issue the Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) and the non-objection letter

  • Once the authorities issue the Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) and the letter of non-objection, the officers would need to finalise Stage 2

  • In case the authorities do not issue the Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ), the officers would need to notify the applicant of the possibility of gaining admission to another province, if the situation warrants this

• In case the authorities discover the applicant’s medical inadmissibility after a positive Stage 1 decision

  • The officers would need to send the application to the delegated decision maker if sufficient humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations exist

  • In some situations, the decision of the decision maker might be positive

    • In this scenario, the officers would need to request for a non-objection letter

    • They would do this even if the authorities have already issued a Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) without being aware of the applicant’s medical inadmissibility

    • The decision would continue to remain conditional until the authorities issue the non-objection letter

  • Once the authorities issue the Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) and the letter of non-objection, the officers would need to finalise Stage 2

  • In case the authorities do not issue the Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ), the officers would need to notify the applicant of the possibility of gaining admission to another province, if the situation warrants this

Note:

• This specification applies to applications made in Canada and overseas