Moving to Quebec as a Permanent Resident without CSQ

[Cell]

Hi,
I just got my PR approved through the regular Canadian immigration process. I currently live in BC where I have been living for 2 years with a regular work permit. A company from Montreal contacted me for a job opportunity there, and while my initial intention was to keep living in BC (or maybe move to Ontario), I am now considering if moving to Quebec is actually an option.

The immigration attorney of the company that would like to hire me said that as long as I have a valid and approved Canadian PR, I have freedom of movement across Canada (including Quebec), and I have also read about this somewhere on the web. I am not very familiar with the regular immigration process to Quebec, but I would be curious to know if somebody has actually moved to Quebec with a regular Canadian PR. In particular, I would like to know:

- if there is a minimum number of months I should live in Canada out of Quebec as a permanent resident before moving to Quebec
- if I can have any particular challenge living in Quebec without CSQ (e.g., to get provincial health coverage or to get my BC driver's licence transferred to QC)
- if at the time of applying for citizenship, living in Quebec for too long may be an issue


Of course, should a move to Quebec be an issue for my immigration status, I will definitely exclude it.
Thanks!

 

[poisonapple]

Hi,
I just got my PR through the regular Canadian immigration process. I currently live in BC where I have been living for 2 years with a regular work permit. A company from Montreal contacted me for a job opportunity there, and while my initial intention was to keep living in BC (or maybe move to Ontario), I am now considering if moving to Quebec is actually an option.

The immigration attorney of the company that would like to hire me said that as long as I have a valid and approved Canadian PR, I have freedom of movement across Canada (including Quebec), and I have also read about this somewhere on the web. I am not very familiar with the regular immigration process to Quebec, but I would be curious to know if somebody has actually moved to Quebec with a regular Canadian PR. In particular, I would like to know:

- if there is a minimum number of months I should live in Canada out of Quebec as a permanent resident before moving to Quebec
- if I can have any particular challenge living in Quebec without CSQ (e.g., to get provincial health coverage or to get my BC driver's licence transferred to QC)
- if at the time of applying for citizenship, living in Quebec for too long may be an issue


Of course, should a move to Quebec be an issue for my immigration status, I will definitely exclude it.
Thanks!

Once a PR you can freely move or work anywhere in Canada ...
CSQ is required for nedical coverage only when if in your COPR destination is Quebec !!

 

[Cell]

I didn't get my PR card yet thou, should I at least wait to receive my PR card, or is it not necessary? I believe that once landing is completed, I am officially a permanent resident, whether or not I have my PR card. I'm just wondering if they would ever send the PR card to a Quebec address thou.

 

[poisonapple]

I didn't get my PR card yet thou, should I at least wait to receive my PR card, or is it not necessary? I believe that once landing is completed, I am officially a permanent resident, whether or not I have my PR card. I'm just wondering if they would ever send the PR card to a Quebec address thou.

Yes you are correct once landing is done you are officially a PR ...if you are in rush to join new firm you can get PR card dispatched to someone at BC or Quebec address , CIC shouldn't have any issue with either....

 

[zeyneps]

Hello, did you end up moving to Quebec? did you have trouble getting health insurance (ramq) or French classes?

 

[smallcoffee]

Would like to know this also

 

[argentinian_op]

You can, there is nothing that stops you in paper, but in practice, it;'s a little more complex, as soon as you try to make a bureaucratic process like getting the REGIS or maybe a driver license if you don't have a CSQ they will give you a lot of problems

 

[anycoloryoulike]

Any updates on this one? I may be in a similar situation and curious to know how Quebec treats its non-Quebec-vetted PRs.

I know from even Canadian Citizens who moved to Quebec from other provinces have experienced bureaucratic challenges. So I would not be surprised if Canadian PRs from outside Quebec could face even more.