Quebec Landing (and staying) issues

[Pelli]

Hello All,

So I have read the various threads on landing in Quebec for someone with a FSW (Express Entry) PR visa and absolutely understand them. I have a slightly different case so please advise me on what to do.
We have a FSW as I mentioned and my spouse is going to school in McGill and so we will have to stay in Montreal. However since we have a FSW PR, she is no longer applying for a student scholarship. Now our dilemma is:
- Do we still need a student visa since we have a FSW PR visa?
- Since we can't land in Montreal, we want to land in Ottawa and go to Montreal by train. How do we get SIN and medical insurance? Do we need to stay a few days in Ottawa to conclude all landing rites before going to Montreal?
- We have a contact address (for a friend in Montreal) and will be using it as our address for the PR cards delivery. Will this be an issue if we have a flight going transitting through Montreal (as first port of entry into Canada) but showing an onward ticket to another part of the country?
- Can we land in Montreal, show a ticket for onward movement to another part of the country (outside Quebec) and then stay a few days in Montreal before going to the new place? Is it possible for this transport to a new province outside Quebec to be a train ticket? Is that acceptable?
I'll greatly appreciate answers to this.

Bless.

 

[scylla]

- No, you don't need a student visa.
- You must provided a non-Quebec address for the mailing of the PR card. If you provide a Quebec address, landing may be refused.
- Yes, it's fine if your onward ticket is a train ticket.

 

[Pelli]

Thank you for the reply.
Can you please help with the SIN and medical insurance registration information? Or will this be taken care of at landing?

 

[xpressentry]

Quebec is not included in EE. When you apply through EE, you are declaring that you won't live, work, study in Quebec. So even if you plan to live in Quebec at a later stage, do not say a work of Quebec at the time of landing.

 

[g126]

Thank you for the reply.
Can you please help with the SIN and medical insurance registration information? Or will this be taken care of at landing?

Depending on the time you land you'll be able to get your SIN at the airport as i think they open a 8AM. I know in Toronto as soon as you do your landing the customs officer (the one you get your CoPR from) will point you to the counter where you can get your SIN. In Ottawa the same person will be abe yo tell you where to get your SIN from.

Medical is a different story... If I'm not mistake you will not be allowed to use public medical services in Ontario for the first 3 months you're there... So I'm guessing to get medical attention there you will need to show your PR card to prove you've been a PR for more than 3 months. I've no idea about the other provinces of Canada. I think you should consider getting 3 months of medical travel insurance before you land so that if you do run into any trouble you'll have something to fall back on.

 

[Pelli]

Thanks for the reply. We didn't want to live in Quebec, it is because of my spouse's school that we need to live there till she is done with school. Thanks for the advice.

Quebec is not included in EE. When you apply through EE, you are declaring that you won't live, work, study in Quebec. So even if you plan to live in Quebec at a later stage, do not say a work of Quebec at the time of landing.

 

[Pelli]

Thanks for the great feedback. All the best with you too. Cheers.

Depending on the time you land you'll be able to get your SIN at the airport as i think they open a 8AM. I know in Toronto as soon as you do your landing the customs officer (the one you get your CoPR from) will point you to the counter where you can get your SIN. In Ottawa the same person will be abe yo tell you where to get your SIN from.

Medical is a different story... If I'm not mistake you will not be allowed to use public medical services in Ontario for the first 3 months you're there... So I'm guessing to get medical attention there you will need to show your PR card to prove you've been a PR for more than 3 months. I've no idea about the other provinces of Canada. I think you should consider getting 3 months of medical travel insurance before you land so that if you do run into any trouble you'll have something to fall back on.