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Fees

Application for a Selection Certificate (DCS)

The applicable fees for the examination of an Application for a Selection Certificate are calculated taking into account the immigration category and the number of family members accompanying the principal applicant.

The fees required must be paid in full, in Canadian currency only, by you or by a third party, at the time the application is dropped off or mailed. These fees are not reimbursed, even if your application is refused.

Fees in effect since January 1, 2013 –
Permanent worker
Principal applicant
C$750
Spouse or de facto spouse
C$160
Each dependent child
C$160

 

Fees in effect since January 1, 2013 –
Investor
(businesspeople)
Principal applicant
C$4102
Spouse or de facto spouse
C$160
Each dependent child
C$160

 

Fees in effect since January 1, 2013 –
Entrepreneur
(businesspeople)
Principal applicant
C$1013
Spouse or de facto spouse
C$160
Each dependent child
C$160

 

Fees in effect since January 1, 2013 –
Self-employed worker (businesspeople)
Principal applicant
C$1013
Spouse or de facto spouse
C$160
Each dependent child
C$160

 

Application for Certificate of Acceptance (DCA)

The fee charged for examining an Application for Québec acceptance certificate for temporary work are:

Fees in effect since January 1, 2013 –
Temporary worker
Temporary worker
C$187

 

These fees do not include charges by the Canadian government to process an application for permanent residence or application for a work permit.

Method of payment

Application for a Selection Certificate (DCS) – Permanent worker,
Application for Certificate of Acceptance (DCA) – Temporary worker


Only the following payment methods are accepted:

  • certified cheque drawn on a Canadian bank;
  • cashier’s cheque;
  • cheque issued by a Canadian company;
  • Canada Post money order;
  • bank draft drawn on a Canadian bank;
  • credit card (if you mail in your application, you must fill in the form Payment by credit card (Dynamic PDF, 376 Kb), sign it and attach it to your application).

Application for a Selection Certificate (DCS) – Businesspeople


Only the following payment methods are accepted:

  • bank draft drawn on a Canadian bank;
  • certified cheque drawn on a Canadian bank;
  • Canada Post money order.

 

ATTENTION! Cheques must made payable to the Ministre des Finances du Québec and must include, on the reverse side, the name of the applicant in block letters. Payment in cash and traveller’s cheques is not accepted.

BY MAIL: You must include, in the same envelope, the form duly completed and signed, all of the documents required depending on your situation (appendices, declarations, etc.) as well as payment of the fees required.

Processing times

 

Application for a Selection Certificate (DCS) for permanent worker
Application for a Selection Certificate (DCS) for businesspeople
 
 
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