Preparing before departure to make your integration into Québec easier

Take advantage of the time before your departure to prepare for your new life in Québec. This will not only facilitate your integration into Québec society, but save you time, energy and money.

Make use of our practical immigration guide Learning about Québec: Guide for my successful integration as soon as possible. This indispensable tool will help you evaluate your needs, set realistic goals and choose the most effective way to attain them. Do not hesitate to go as far as you can in your process! The more you know about Québec and the sooner you take action, the better prepared you will be to embark on your new life.

Basic steps for getting off to a good start

The tool Learning about Québec: Guide for my successful integrationsuggests a series of actions you can accomplish from abroad:

• familiarize yourself with the foundations and values of Québec society
• get to know your responsibilities and those of the host society
• choose the place where you will settle
• improve your knowledge of French, if applicable
• find out about housing
• find out about Québec’s job market and how to look for a job
• initiate the process with a regulatory body to practice a regulated trade or profession, if applicable
• apply for a Évaluation comparative des études effectuées hors du Québec (Comparative Evaluation for Studies Done Outside Québec), if applicable
• evaluate the costs related to settling in Québec
• gather all the documents you need to bring to Québec (list)
• get to know the programs and services for newcomers.

To access the tool Learning about Québec: Guide for my successful integration

To learn more Why choose Québec? Where to settle? French language Housing Employment Regulated professions and trades Évaluation comparative des études effectuées hors du Québec