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Renewing your CAQ online

Steps required to renew your Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ).

Application

Apply for the renewal

Be sure to indicate

  • Your academic level (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral);
  • Start and end dates for your program.
    • The start date is the date of application.
    • The end date is the final day of the session in which you will earn your degree plus 3 months. You can find this date in the academic calendar.

Once you complete your online application

  1. Pay the fees associated with your application using its number, which is generated 48 hours after you complete the application. Payment is made on the Arrima platform.
  2. Read carefully the checklist you receive in your online file once your application has been paid.
  3. Gather the necessary documents and submit them.
    • The Arrima platform allows you to submit supporting documents online.
    • Be sure to get the official documents from the School: transcripts and Proof of Credits Completed/in Progress Letter available in your HEC en ligne.
    • Remember to sign by hand in blue ink the declaration, commitments and authorizations form.
    • Please note that incomplete applications (i.e. missing documents, failing to sign by hand when requested, or insufficient financial evidence) may result in a notice of intent to refuse your application, as well as additional delays.

  4. Upload your proof of application into HEC en ligne to update your file.

Need help? Watch the videos (in French only)

If your application is approved

A letter confirming issuing of your CAQ will be made available in your file. You can use it to apply for a study permit.

  • Check the document to ensure that all your information is correct (first and last name, date of birth, program dates, etc.).
  • Upload a copy to HEC en ligne or deliver it in person to Zone Info.
  • Keep the certificate in a safe place.

If your application is denied

You will see “intent to refuse” in your file on the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) website. You will have 30 days to provide the requested documents.

For advice, contact Zone Info.


This online summary, dated February 27, 2019, holds no official standing. Changes may occur without notice. Quebec laws and regulations, as well as information emanating from the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, take precedence over this document.