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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 86 Class

  • PART 6 Economic Classes
  • DIVISION 1 Skilled Workers
  • Economic Immigration

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

The law says

IRPR r. 86
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(1)For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the Quebec skilled worker class is hereby prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada.

Member of the class

(2)A foreign national is a member of the Quebec skilled worker class if they

  • (a)intend to reside in the Province of Quebec; and
  • (b)are named in a Certificat de sélection du Québec issued to them by that Province.

(3) and (4)[Repealed, SOR/2008-253, s. 9]

Requirements for accompanying family members

(5)A foreign national who is an accompanying family member of a person who makes an application as a member of the Quebec skilled worker class shall become a permanent resident if, following an examination, it is established that

  • (a)the person who made the application has become a permanent resident; and
  • (b)the foreign national is not inadmissible.

IRPA Authority

Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2004-167, s. 80(F); SOR/2008-202, s. 3; SOR/2008-253, s. 9

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