Category: Quebec

Since 1974, French has been the only official language in the province, although some government services remain accessible in English. Quebec has the distinction of being bilingual on constitutional and federal levels, while officially allowing only French in its provincial institutions. Is French compulsory in Quebec schools? French-language instruction will be mandatory, even at English […]

50 points. To qualify for immigration to Canada as a Quebec-selected skilled worker, a solo applicant must score at least 50 points. Potential immigrants who apply with a spouse or a common-law partner must score at least 59 points in order to be eligible for the QSW Program. What is the minimum score for Quebec […]

A validated job offer is the hiring of foreign workers on a permanent basis by Québec employers for jobs in demand. If the offer meets certain conditions, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration validates it. How do I validate a job offer in Canada? In most cases, a valid job offer […]

Only 10 per cent of Quebec respondents said they often go to religious services, compared to the Canadian average of 19 per cent. What percentage of French go to church? Chronological statistics Religious group Population % 1986 Population % 2016 Christianity 82% 51.1% –Catholicism 81% – –Protestantism 1% – –Other and unaffiliated Christians – – […]

Since Quebec’s immigration system operates separately from the rest of Canada, Quebec immigration programs require that applicants intend to reside in the province. For the same reason, Express Entry requires that candidates intend to reside in a province outside of Quebec. Does Express Entry include Quebec? Express Entry does not apply to Quebec, but the […]

The end of the MCSC The MCSC and the other confessional school boards were abolished on July 1, 1998 by the Marois reform which secularized the public schools in Montreal and created linguistic school boards. How did Quebec get rid of Catholic schools? Quebec and Newfoundland certainly thought so. Both passed constitutional resolutions to end […]

The Catholic Church was the predominant social institution in Quebec until 1960. When did Quebec stop being Catholic? During the Quiet Revolution (1960–1970), Quebec society began to secularize. The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) endorsed this evolution by ceasing to make the religion-centred State an article of the Catholic doctrine. The move to secularism was in […]

In 2021, 4.8 million Quebecers (54 per cent of the population) declared themselves Catholic, compared with 5.8 million (75 per cent) in 2011. There are now 421,710 Muslims in the province, up from 243,430 a decade ago, a 73-per-cent jump. Which province in Canada has most Muslims? OntarioThe majority of Canadian Muslims live in the […]

In other places, like Quebec, common-law relationships offer far fewer protections. There is no division of family assets, and the former spouses have no obligations toward each other. Each party leaves with their own property. How are assets divided in a divorce in Quebec? When a couple gets divorced, the value of the family property […]

The economy of Quebec represents 20.36% of the total GDP of Canada. Like most industrialized countries, the economy of Quebec is based mainly on the services sector. Economy of Quebec. Statistics GDP CAD$ 365.6 billion (2018) GDP per capita CAD$ 52,384 (2018) Population below poverty line 6.2% Unemployment 4.7 % (2018) What is the economy […]