The list of preferred educational backgrounds is primarily intended to promote the selection of candidates who have received training in a promising field, taking into account various criteria such as the placement rate in the area of training.
University level
Agriculture and forestry
Food sciences and technology Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Architecture, urban planning and design
Industrial design Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Fine arts and applied art
Graphic design or communications Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Pure and applied science
Biochemistry Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Chemistry Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Chemical engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Civil engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Electrical and electronics engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Industrial engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Information technology engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Mechanical engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Physical engineering Undergraduate university degree attesting to four years of full-time studies
Microbiology Post-graduate university degree
Information technology sciences Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Litterature and language
Translation with specialty in technical and scientific fields and mastery of French and English Post-graduate university degree
Administrative science
Management information technology Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Health science
Speech therapy and audiology Post-graduate university degree
Nursing science Undergraduate university degree attesting to three years of full-time studies
Human and social sciences
Library and archives science Post-graduate university degree
Post-secondary level (requiring three years of full-time studies)
Administration, commerce and information technology
Information technology techniques
Agriculture and fishing
Animal health techniques
Animal production technology
Agricultural equipment technology
Food and tourism
Food transformation technology
Hotel management techniques
Chemistry-biology
Water purification
Analytic chemistry techniques
Biology chemistry techniques
Electrotechnical
Physical technology
Computer systems technology
Electronic design technology
Motorized equipment maintenance
Maintenance
Mechanical fabrication
Industrial engineering technology
Mechanical engineering techniques
Plastics transformation techniques
Aircraft construction
Forestry and paper
Paper mill techniques
Health techniques
Radio oncology techniques
Visual orthosis techniques
Nursing care
This list is authorized by the Minister responsible for the Act respecting Immigration to Quebec for the purpose of applying the Regulation respecting the selection of foreign nationals (R.R.Q., I-0.2, r. 5).
This list came into effect on June 28, 2002 .
Each section below give detailed information on each aspect and is full of great advice for newcomers to Canada: