Admission Process

Admission Process - International Student - CQSB

International Students

Before completing any form, please contact the ISP department to check the availability at our schools: isp@cqsb.qc.ca

The international student must also demonstrate a good level of English, either by submitting a recent result from an international English test such as Cambridge, or by completing a 10-minute online interview with someone from the ISP department. Minimum score required B1.

Once the student is accepted by us, you must send a $300 non-refundable application fee and a $500 non-refundable custodianship document fee via Flywire. We will not open the file until we receive these funds.

Step One

After payment, please submit the following documents to the Central Québec School Board (CQSB) International Student Program (ISP) office. These documents can be submitted electronically. They need to be submitted in English or French. If the documents are in another language, you will need to send certified translations in either English or French.

- Application Form

- Academic History and English Proficiency Form

- Student Medical and Emergency Health Profile Forms

- Canada Homestay Network (CHN) Application Form (only if the student requires Host Family services)

- CQSB Student Contract

- Certified copy of birth certificate, and if it is not in English or French, a certified copy of the English or French translation

- School report cards for the last two years and the last report card of the current school year. These documents must be translated into English or French.

- A passport-size photograph of the student and a picture of the student in a relaxed situation

- A letter of recommendation from an English teacher or school principal (written in English) explaining the student’s English proficiency and academic standards.

Step Two

You will receive an official acceptance letter electronically LOA, as required for the Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) and Study Permit applications, within one week of our office receiving all the required documents.

The agent or natural parents must then fill in the CAQ form online and pay the CAQ fee online https://www.quebec.ca/education/etudier-quebec/demande-selection-temporaire

All students coming to study with us, regardless of the term, must have a CAQ to get Eligibility.

Upon completing the CAQ application, you will receive a file number from CAQ, and you will be asked to pay the fees and also send all required originals to Immigration Québec via ARRIMA: https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/online-immigration-services

CAQ approval may take up to 8 weeks.

Once you receive the CAQ approval, the international student must apply for a Study Permit (approval may take 6–20 weeks): https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada.html

Step Three

Once you have the CAQ and Study Permit approval, students must send the Full Tuition and Host Family Fees by May 30th for the Fall entry and November 30th for the January entry deadline.