Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) for studies

REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints

1. 01
   RESPONSIBLESchool

   Confirm the starting conditions

   Obtain admission to a Québec designated learning institution and keep the admission letter and tuition information.

   Expected output

   A dated note of the starting conditions and dependencies.

   Checkpoint

   The current official source supports starting this procedure with the recorded facts.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
2. 02
   RESPONSIBLEQuébec

   Confirm the next requirement

   Before paying, check the current application-management cap for the institution and whether an exemption applies.

   Expected output

   The applicable requirement or procedural choice is recorded.

   Checkpoint

   The current official source supports the recorded requirement or procedural branch.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
3. 03
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Prepare the required facts and evidence

   Create your own Arrima account using the same name that appears in your passport.

   Expected output

   The factual inputs, access and dependency records for the next action are ready.

   Checkpoint

   The next action can be completed without estimated, invented or missing material facts.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
4. 04
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Complete the current preparation action

   Complete the online temporary-selection application in one session; the form cannot be saved partway through.

   Expected output

   The saved or assembled factual result named by the current instructions.

   Checkpoint

   The result has been reviewed against the current official page or checklist control.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
5. 05
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Review facts and current conditions

   Submit the application and pay the $135 processing fee in Arrima within the one-hour payment window.

   Expected output

   A current, reviewed record or application state.

   Checkpoint

   Facts, dates, fees, deadlines and changing conditions in this action have been rechecked.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
6. 06
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Act through the official channel

   After receiving the file number, gather each item from the personalized list and combine multi-page documents into one legible, non-editable PDF per item.

   Expected output

   The official action, message, invitation, payment or confirmation is retained.

   Checkpoint

   The responsible person or authority completed this action through the named official channel.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
7. 07
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Submit or respond to the official action

   Transmit the required documents in Arrima within the stated 15-day window and keep the originals.

   Expected output

   A dated submission, response, request or decision record.

   Checkpoint

   Every applicable request, deadline and status message has been handled in the official channel.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
8. 08
   RESPONSIBLEQuébec

   Complete the outcome handoff

   Monitor your online file. Québec states that 80% of complete applications receive a decision within 25 business days.

   Expected output

   The decision record and next-stage instructions are organized.

   Checkpoint

   The responsible person has confirmed the decision conditions and the next official action.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca
9. 09
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Prepare the next-authority handoff

   If approved, use the CAQ issuance letter for the federal study-permit stage and as the provincial attestation letter when the current rules allow.

   Expected output

   A decision-linked evidence set for the next government stage.

   Checkpoint

   The next authority's current instructions have been checked before reusing the decision record.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-12Applying for temporary selection for studies · www.quebec.ca