Quebec Revives Fast-Track Immigration Program, with 8,000-12,000 Eligible Candidates
The temporary reopening will let 8,000 to 12,000 eligible applicants apply in the first window, officials said.
- Immigration Minister François Bonnardel announced Wednesday the two-year reopening of the Quebec Experience Program , providing a transitional pathway for eligible applicants following the program's November 2025 termination.
- Earlier this year, hundreds of demonstrators demanded the PEQ's reinstatement, while Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada had called the program's previous end a 'catastrophe' for the city.
- The first application period runs from July 2 to Oct. 31, with 8,000 to 12,000 applicants expected; Bonnardel stated there will be 'no cap' for eligible applications.
- Advocate group Les Orphelins called the announcement a 'petty political ploy' and an 'insult,' arguing the 29,000 spots are a 'drop in the bucket compared to the tens of thousands' affected.
- The PEQ will operate in parallel with the Skilled Worker Selection Program during this two-year transition as Quebec targets 45,000 new permanent residents annually.
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Minister Bonnardel promised not to forget anyone. The eligibility criteria paint another portrait.
It's official: the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), abolished by the Legault government and which had caused controversy, is returning. It is scheduled to reopen for a two-year period, and some 12,000 immigration applications could be accepted by the fall of 2026. Here's the latest.
Quebec revives fast-track immigration program, with 8,000-12,000 eligible candidates
As promised by Premier Christine Fréchette, the CAQ government is reviving the PEQ—the Quebec Experience Program—for two years. This highly popular fast-track immigration program was controversially shut down in November 2025.
The Fréchette government reopens for two years its Program de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ), abolished in controversy, but will accept new applications for admission in phases, starting on July 2.
Quebec reinstating PEQ immigration pathway for 2 years, beginning July 2
As promised, Quebec’s fast-track permanent residency pathway is being reinstated. The provincial government is reopening the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) for two years. Those eligible for the PEQ prior to it being scrapped last fall can begin submitting a new application July 2. Between 8,000 and 12,000 people could be eligible, and there will be […]
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