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Declaration by a candidate practicing a regulated profession
or trade in Québec
A-0527-JA
(2012-08)
This declaration must be signed by individuals practicing or trained to practice a profession or trade which corresponds in Quebec to one of
the following regulated profession or trade:
• Professions governed by a professional order (if you are physician, consult and sign the Declaration by a graduate of a medical
school outside of Canada and the United States);
• Regulated trades in the construction industry (governed by the Commission de la construction du Québec);
• Vocational qualifications regulated by Emploi-Québec (“regulated trades outside the construction industry”);
• Professions in financial sector (governed by the Autorité des marchés financier).
Please refer to the list of professions and trades appearing on the back to check if you need to sign this declaration.
I, the undersigned, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ,
Name of the candidate
a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ by profession or training,
Profession or trade
hereby declare that I have taken note of the requirements for obtaining the permit or the certification that will authorize me to practise my
profession or trade in Québec. Fact sheets providing information on those requirements can be found on the following website:
www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/employment/regulated-professions/index.html.
I understand that:
• obtaining a Québec Selection Certificate (CSQ) does not in any way guarantee that I will be authorized to practise my profession or trade
in Québec;
• in order to practise my profession or trade in Québec, or to use a reserved professional title, I must obtain a permit or certification from the
regulatory body that governs the practice of my profession or trade in Québec;
• in order to obtain this permit or certification, I must submit to the requirements established by this body, and that I may not meet these
requirements or may only partially meet them;
• the degree earned in my country or in another country, or the permit or certification issued in my country or in another country or in another
Canadian province or territory, does not automatically give me the right to practise my profession or trade in Québec;
• I may have difficulty obtaining access to bridge training in order to meet the standards established by this regulatory body in order to
eventually obtain the right to practise my profession or trade in Québec;
• in order to practise a profession governed by a professional order in Québec, I must have an appropriate level of knowledge of the French
language, pursuant to Article 35 of the Charter of the French Language;
• as soon as possible, I must contact the regulatory body that governs the practice of my profession or trade in Québec if I intend to practise
my profession or trade in Québec.
Signed in ______________________________________________________________________ on _______________________________________
City
Date
Applicant’s signature
Please sign the original and return it with your application. Keep a copy for your records.
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
A-0527-JA (2012-08)
List of regulated professions and trades referred to in this Declaration
Building locksmith
Carpenter-jointer
Cement finisher
Crane operator
Electrician
Electrician specialized in security system installation
Elevator mechanic
Erector mechanic (glazier)
Fire protection mechanic
Heavy equipment mechanic
Heavy equipment operator
Insulator
Interior systems installer
Lineworker
Mechanical shovel operator
Ornamental iron worker
Painter
Pipe fitter
Pipe welder (high pressure)
Plasterer
Refrigeration mechanic
Reinforcing steel erector
Resilient flooring layer
Roofer
Scuba diver
Site mechanic
Surveyor
Tile setter
Tinsmith
Welder
Professions governed by professional orders
Acupuncturist
Advocate (lawyer)
Agronomist
Architect
Audiologist
Bailiff
Certified human resources or industrial relations counsellor
Certified interpreter
Certified terminologist
Certified translator
Chartered administrator
Chartered appraiser
Chartered professional accountant
Chemist
Chiropractor
Dental hygienist
Dental technician
Dentist
Denturologist
Dietician
Dispensing optician
Engineer
Forest engineer
Geologist
Guidance counsellor
Hearing aid acoustician
Land surveyor
Marital and family therapist
Medical electrophysiology technologist
Medical imaging technologist – nuclear medicine
Medical imaging technologist – radiodiagnostics
Medical technologist
Midwife
Notary
Nurse
Nursing assistant
Occupational therapist
Optometrist
Pharmacist
Physical rehabilitation therapist
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Professional technologist
Psychoeducator
Psychologist
Radiation oncology technologist
Respiratory therapist
Social worker
Speech therapist
Town planner
Veterinary surgeon
Regulated vocational qualifications – Non-construction sector
Blaster
Drinking water
Electrician
Elevator mechanic
Elevator platform mechanic
Halocarbons
Lift mechanic
Natural gas and propane attendant
Oil heating
Plumber
Pressure system inspector
Pressure vessel welder
Refrigerationist
Stationary machine mechanic
Stationary machine, refrigeration unit mechanic
Technical process piping
Regulated professions in the financial sector
The Autorité des marchés financiers (financial market authority) issues
a representative’s certificate to agents and brokers operating in the
following fields:
Regulated trades and specialized occupations in the
construction industry
Financial planning
Insurance
Securities
Blaster
Boiler maker
Bricklayer-mason
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
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