This pilot program is comprised of two streams:

• Artificial intelligence;
• Information technologies and visual effects.

Conditions common to both streams

• Be 18 years of age or over;
• Intend to settle in Québec to hold a job;
• Respect the conditions of your stay in Québec, if applicable;

Conditions for the Artificial intelligence stream

You can submit an application under the Artificial intelligence stream as a foreign worker or as a Québec graduate.

Conditions for foreign workers

If you are presently working in Québec as a temporary foreign worker, you must respect the conditions of your stay in Québec:

• under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) or the International Mobility Program (IMP);
  or
• under a youth exchange program

You must also:

• have obtained a diploma that minimally corresponds to a Québec bachelor’s degree;
• have acquired work experience in a level 0, A or B job according to the National Occupational Classification:
  • on a full-time basis; and
  • for a period of at least 24 months over the 60 months preceding submission of your application. or

• have obtained a diploma that minimally corresponds to a Québec master’s or doctoral degree in the 12 months preceding submission of your application. and

• hold or have accepted a job in Québec on a full-time basis, in the artificial intelligence sector for which an official notice, issued by the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en technologies de l’information et des communications, attests that this job is in the artificial intelligence sector and that your skill profile meets the requirements of the job; and
• for which the gross annual salary is at least $75,000 if your employer is established outside the territory of the Metropolitan Montréal Community or at least $100,000 if it is established inside the Metropolitan Montréal Community.

Conditions for Québec graduates

You must:

• have lived in Québec with the main goal of studying there, for at least half of your study program;
• have obtained a university diploma issued by a Québec educational institution during the 24 months preceding submission of your application, for completion of:
  • higher specialized studies (DESS);
  • a master’s program;
  • a doctoral program.

If you hold a diploma of higher specialized studies (DESS), you must have held a job in Québec:

• at level 0, A or B according to the NOC;
• on a full-time basis; and
• for a period of at least 6 months during the 12 months following the date of the end of your study program.

• hold or have accepted a job in Québec:
  • on a full-time basis;
  • in the artificial intelligence sector; and
  • for which an official notice, issued by the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en technologies de l’information et des communications (in French), attests that this job is in the artificial intelligence sector and that your skill profile meets the requirements of the job.

Conditions for the Information technologies and visual effects stream

If you are submitting an application and you are currently working in Québec as a temporary foreign worker, you must have respected the conditions of your stay in Québec:

• under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) or the International Mobility Program (IMP); or

• under a youth exchange program

In all of these cases, you must also:

• hold a diploma that minimally corresponds to a Québec diploma of college studies – technical training, or a Québec bachelor’s degree;
• have held an eligible job:
  • on a full-time basis;
  • for a period of at least 24 months;
  • during the 60 months preceding submission of your application for permanent selection.
• hold or have accepted an eligible job in Québec:
  • on a full-time basis and;
  • for which the hourly wage is equivalent to the maximum wage of the average salary for your occupation.

To be eligible, your job must correspond to one of the following occupations, under the National Occupational Classification (NOC):

• NOC 2171
• NOC 5241
• NOC 0213
• NOC 2173
• NOC 2133
• NOC 5131
• NOC 2174
• NOC 5225
• NOC 2281
• NOC 2241