Quebec Investor Program

Requirements

In order to qualify for the Quebec Investor Program, applicants must meet three basic requirements. An investor must:

• Have net assets of at least $2 million CAD. This amount must have been obtained legally and cannot include amounts received by donation within 6 months of the date of application. This amount may also include assets of the applicant’s spouse or common-law partner.
• Have experience in management in a legal farming, commercial, or industrial business, or in a legal professional business where the staff, excluding the investor, occupy at least the equivalent of two full-time jobs; or for an international agency or a government.
• Intend to settle in Quebec and sign an agreement to invest $1,200,000 CAD with a financial intermediary (broker or trust company) authorized to participate in the Quebec Investor Program.
• Meet the minimum points as outlined on the Points grid.

Investors who meet the above criteria and are interested in immigrating to Quebec can apply for a CSQ from the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI). This program only accepts paper-based applications, submitted in hard copy by mail or courier.

Applications will take into account other factors as well, including age, language proficiency, and training background. The Quebec Investor Program has a limit on the number of applications it will accept in a given period. As well, the program only accepts applications during pre-determined application intake periods.

Factors	Points
1. Training
Level of Education
Secondary school general diploma	2
Secondary school vocational diploma	6
Post-secondary general diploma: 2 years	4
Post-secondary technical diploma: 2 years	6
Post-secondary technical diploma: 3 years	8
Undergraduate studies: 1 year	4
Undergraduate studies: 2 years	6
Undergraduate studies: 3 years or more	10
Master’s Degree	12
Doctorate	14
Maximum	14
2. Experience
Experience in the management of the investor
Less than 2 years	0
2 years or more	10
Cut-off score	10
Maximum	10
3. Age
18 to 45	10
46	8
47	6
48	4
49	2
50 or more	0
Maximum	10
4. Language proficiency
Français
Compréhensionorale	0, 5, 6 ou 7
Production orale	0, 5, 6 ou 7
Compréhensionécrite	0 ou 1
Production écrite	0 ou 1
English)
Listening	0, 1 or 2
Speaking	0, 1 or 2
Reading	0 or 1
Writing	0 or 1
Maximum	22
5. Stay and family in Quebec
Stay in Quebec
To study for 1 regular full-time semester (or longer) if study is the main activity	5
To work, full-time, for 3 months (or longer) where work is the main activity	5
To work under a youth exchange program for at least 6 months, where work is the main activity	5
For business for at least 1 week	2
Other stay for a duration of at least 2 weeks	1
Other stay for a duration of at least 3 months	2
Maximum	5
Family in Quebec
Spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather	3
Maximum	8
10. Adapability
Global appreciation	0 à 5
Maximum	5
13. Investment Agreement
Complies with official regulations	0 or 25
Cut-off score	25
Maximum	25
Cut-off score (all factors)	40 points(94 max.)