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/federal stream rules, occupation treatment, wages, exemptions, forms and processing channels can change. Employer and worker must recheck both authorities before each filing.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Confirm the Québec temporary-work stream
The employer uses the current Québec and federal instructions to identify the Temporary Foreign Worker Program stream, occupation and any LMIA or CAQ exemption that applies.
- Expected output
- A dated employer record of the stream, occupation and authorization path.
- Checkpoint
- The current official instructions support the recorded path; FileNorth does not choose an occupation code or exemption.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Finalize the factual job offer
The employer prepares written duties, wage, hours, location, duration and worker details that will be used consistently in Québec, LMIA and federal records.
- Expected output
- A complete written Québec job offer.
- Checkpoint
- Every employment term matches the actual offer and the current program rules.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Prepare the joint Québec and LMIA records
The employer prepares its labour-market and business records while the worker provides the exact passport, civil, experience and qualification information requested for the CAQ-related filing.
- Expected output
- Employer and worker evidence sets ready for the named authorization channels.
- Checkpoint
- Worker identity and job facts agree across every Québec and federal employer record.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEQuébec
Submit the authorization applications
The responsible employer and worker submit the LMIA and temporary-selection/CAQ materials through the current named channels, pay the respective authorities directly and retain confirmations.
- Expected output
- Dated Québec and federal employer-stage submission records.
- Checkpoint
- Each authority received the correct current forms, signatures and fee without government credentials being shared.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEQuébec
Review LMIA and CAQ decisions
Compare the issued LMIA and CAQ or exemption records with the worker, employer, occupation, wage, location and validity dates before the federal permit application.
- Expected output
- Verified employer-stage authorization decisions.
- Checkpoint
- Both decisions remain valid and match the same planned employment.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 06RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Submit the worker’s federal permit
In the worker’s own IRCC account, open the current checklist, upload the job offer, LMIA and CAQ or exemptions with passport and qualification records, pay directly and submit.
- Expected output
- An official federal work-permit submission and response record.
- Checkpoint
- The federal forms reproduce the verified Québec/employer terms and no work begins without authorization.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca - 07RESPONSIBLECanada
Verify all Québec and federal conditions
Read the issued work permit with the LMIA and CAQ records, verify employer, occupation, location and expiry, and retain the current worker-rights information.
- Expected output
- A verified work permit and complete Québec/federal authorization file.
- Checkpoint
- The work remains within all issued conditions and the worker knows the official rights and complaint channels.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Temporary Foreign Worker Program · www.quebec.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the employer’s stream/exemption analysis, written job offer, recruitment/business and LMIA records; the worker’s passport, civil, experience and qualification evidence; Québec temporary-selection/CAQ forms and decisions; the federal permit checklist, forms, receipts, messages and issued permit.