Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective permanent residence candidates in Quebec and their spouses and common-law partners

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJune 5, 2026

CategoryWork authorization / family / regularization to work

Policy toolOpen work permit issuance / expedited processing

Affected groupSelect temporary foreign workers in quebec invited to apply under the pstq who have submitted a dsp, and their spouses and common-law partners

Policy effect

Introduces a temporary public policy pursuant to section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to facilitate access to short-term employer-specific work permits under the International Mobility Program for select temporary foreign workers in Quebec who have been invited to apply for permanent residence and have submitted a Demande de sélection permanente (DSP) under the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ), as well as open work permits for their spouses and common-law partners.

Official source excerpt

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This public policy, pursuant to section 25.2 of the Act, will facilitate access to employer-specific work permits under the IMP for eligible temporary foreign workers in Quebec who have been invited to apply for permanent residence in that province and have submitted a Demande de sélection permanente (DSP) to the province under the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ). The public policy will also facilitate access to open work permits for spouses and common-law partners of eligible workers. … This public policy comes into effect upon signature and revokes and replaces the “Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective permanent residence candidates in Quebec” signed on March 12, 2026. … The Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 5th day of June, 2026 …

Government of CanadaOpen official source

Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/work-permits-qc-pr-2026-2.html

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective permanent residence candidates in Quebec and their spouses and common-law partners

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2026