Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Québec business-program intakes, conditions, financial controls, forms, fees and processing channels can change. Recheck the exact branch and obtain qualified financial/legal review where appropriate.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Select one Québec business branch
Open the current investor, entrepreneur and self-employed worker pages and record one branch for research without an eligibility or investment recommendation.
- Expected output
- A dated Québec business branch and source record.
- Checkpoint
- The branch is current and selected by the applicant with independent financial/legal advice where needed.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Prepare branch-specific business facts
Prepare the management, ownership, net-worth and source-of-funds, investment/intermediary, business plan/startup/takeover or self-employment experience records named by the selected page.
- Expected output
- A branch-specific Québec business evidence index.
- Checkpoint
- Financial amounts and business claims come from current records and no outcome is promised.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Open the current Québec application package
Use the selected branch page to obtain the current forms, document list, declarations, submission channel, fees and any interview or intermediary controls.
- Expected output
- A current branch application package and control list.
- Checkpoint
- The package belongs to the selected branch and current intake, not an archived business program.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Submit the Québec business application
Complete the forms factually, obtain required signatures and professional records, pay Québec directly and submit through the named current channel.
- Expected output
- A complete Québec business submission and receipt.
- Checkpoint
- Every financial, ownership, family and history fact is supported and the applicant controls the submission.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEQuébec
Respond to Québec review and verify the CSQ
Answer Québec requests or interviews by their deadlines and, if selected, verify each CSQ, branch condition, family member and validity period.
- Expected output
- A Québec review file and verified CSQ decision.
- Checkpoint
- A Québec selection decision does not itself grant permanent residence and all branch conditions remain recorded.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca - 06RESPONSIBLECanada
Complete the separate federal stage
After valid CSQs, open the current IRCC business/Quebec-selected process, submit the separate PR case and complete medical, police, security and finalization.
- Expected output
- A Québec-business federal PR submission and final decision file.
- Checkpoint
- The federal route matches the CSQ program and no permanent status is assumed before IRCC’s final document.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to Québec to do business · www.quebec.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the selected investor/entrepreneur/self-employed page and current intake, management/ownership/net-worth/source-of-funds/investment or business/self-employment evidence, branch forms/list/declarations and professional records, Québec submission/receipt/requests/interview and CSQs, the matching federal checklist, civil/family/police/medical records, AOR, requests and final decision.