1. Receive your CSQ
Issued after MIFI examines your permanent-selection application following an Arrima invitation.
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CSQ → federal PR: what happens after
Getting a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) is a Québec provincial step, not permanent residence. Here's what comes after, in order, without inventing specific processing-time numbers. Check IRCC's currently published times.
Two governments · Two applications · No invented timelines
Direct answer
A CSQ is not permanent residence. After receiving it, you apply separately to IRCC for PR, with its own fees, medical exam, biometrics and background checks. Check IRCC's currently published processing time rather than a fixed number.
2. Apply to IRCC for PR
A separate federal application, with its own fees, medical exam, biometrics and security/background checks.
3. IRCC processes the application
Processing time is set and published by IRCC, and changes over time. Check IRCC's current published times rather than a remembered figure.
CSQ timeline FAQ
What a CSQ actually gets you, and what it doesn't.
Is a CSQ permanent residence?
No. A CSQ is Quebec's selection certificate. You then apply to IRCC for permanent residence, with its own fees, medicals, security checks and processing time.
Why doesn't this page show a month count?
IRCC processing times move. This page deliberately does not hard-code a figure; check canada.ca for the currently published time.
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