The Government of Quebec has announced rules for retaining paid services from lawyer, immigration consultant or intermediary.
No priority or special processing is given to an application submitted by intermediaries hired.
All candidates are obligated to inform the Ministère if they are being represented by a paid individual. Hiding this information from the Ministère is a serious offence that could adversely affect your immigration procedure.
Only the following individuals are authorized to represent before the Ministère:
- members in good standing of the Barreau du Québec;
- members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
- individuals who have been granted special authorization by one of the two above-mentioned organizations;
- recognized immigration consultants who are registered with the Registre québécois des consultants en immigration
Regardless of the nature of your application—Certificat de sélection du Québec (Québec selection certificate), Québec Acceptance Certificate, undertaking application or sponsorship application—you must:
- indicate on your form that a paid individual is representing you;
- identify this person;
- send, by mail, a power of attorney, duly signed. The power of attorney is a contract in which you appoint someone to represent you and act on your behalf in order to carry out certain steps with the Ministère.
If you are submitting an application as a skilled worker, you must also send to the Ministère the form Déclaration du candidat à l’immigration
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