The Quebec Program, which is administered and guaranteed by the government of Quebec, Canada’s largest province, has been in operation since 1986. With the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, your capital is invested in a five-year, zero-interest, government-guaranteed Quebec term note that supports Quebec-based businesses, creating jobs and fostering economic growth. Investors in this program must initially be destined for Quebec.

  1. You Contact Us and Sign Up


    2.
    • You sign four copies of an approved financial intermediary Investor Agreement. You sign four copies of the related Power of Attorney form.
    • You submit these forms to our office for review and approval before we open an account, along with the following:
    • Copy of your passport
    • Completed application for Selection Certificate including:
      • (a) Principal Applicant forms No. A-0520-A
      (b) Appendix ? Entrepreneur and Investor forms No. A-0521-A (Appendix 2)
    • Certification letter signed by a Chartered Professional Accountant, Financial Analyst or Quebec Lawyer with related documentation
    • Declaration signed by the Immigrant Investor Candidate
    • Completed application for permanent residence in Canada (IMM0008) and all related annexes


  2. We Evaluate Your Application

    3. An approved financial intermediary verifies analyses and executes the requested documents upon approval and returns them to your agent, together with a Fund Transfer Instruction, which confirms your account number at our office.


  3. The Province Evaluates Your Application

    4. The Quebec Delegation authority evaluates your application and advises you of their decision (or a date of interview).


  4. Your Funds Are Transferred

    5. Upon approval, your will receive a transfer of funds letter indicating that you may then transfer the funds to your personal account at an approved financial intermediary using the submitted Fund Transfer Instruction

    • A copy of the funds transfer receipt issued by your financial institution must be sent to our office promptly.
    • At the same time, the Quebec Delegation will notify the provincial government to advise IQ Immigrants Investisseurs Inc. and our office that a Promise of Certificate of Selection for Quebec (CSQ) is issued for you.


  5. Receipt of Funds Is Confirmed an approved financial intermediary

    6. An approved financial intermediary confirms receipt of funds with you or your agent and transfers the funds to IQ Immigrants Investisseurs Inc. if the Promise of CSQ has been issued and received by our office.


  6. Receipt of Funds Is Confirmed by IQ Investisseurs Inc.

    7. IQ Investisseurs Inc., an arm of the Government of Quebec, confirms the receipt of your funds to the immigration department in Montreal.


  7. The Coupons Note Is Issued

    8. IQ Immigrants Investisseurs Inc. issues a five-year zero coupons note, which is deposited into your account.


  8. The CSQ Is Issued

    9. The Government of Quebec in Montreal will advise the Delegation of the placement of funds, and accordingly, the Delegation will issue the Quebec Certificate of Selection or ‘CSQ’.


  9. The Visa Is Issued

    10. The Government of Canada will proceed with medical and security clearance, after which it issues the permanent resident (PR) visa. You may then enter the country.


  10. You Provide Us with Documentation

    11. Within 10 days after they have been granted, you must provide us with: the government’s notice of intent to issue a Quebec Selection Certificate, the Quebec Selection Certificate and the Canadian visa or the refusal of visa or of permanent residence, as the case may be.


  11. We Return Your Capital

    12. At the end of the five-year investment term with IQ Immigrants Investisseurs Inc., we will return the original capital in the case of a cash option. In the case of the walk-away financed option, the maturing note will serve to pay off accumulated interest in your account.