2. Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ)

Response to your application for a CAQ

Once your application for a CAQ has been processed, you will receive two original copies of your CAQ :

• You must send the first one to the Government of Canada with your request for a study permit.
• Keep the second original in a safe place as you will need it at the border.

It is mandatory to have your CAQ in hand when you enter Canada and when you confirm your registration at HEC Montréal. 
You may also be asked to show it when carrying out other formalities in Québec (insurance, bank, driver's licence, etc.).

**HEC Montréal has the right to cancel your courses if you do not have your immigration papers on the first school day.**

Tips on submitting a successful CAQ application

• It is important to request a CAQ that will continue to be valid for at least three (3) months after you complete your program of studies at HEC Montréal. Click here for the date of the semesters (the Academic calendar is the same for all programs except for MBA).
• It is important that you specified the correct level of studies on the application
  • Undergraduate : Three-year B.B.A. , Four-year B.B.A. and Certificate
  • Graduate : M.Sc., D.E.S.S., MBA and PhD
• Make sure that your file is complete. A single missing or non-compliant document will delay your request by several weeks
• The documents you send will not be returned to you. Make at least two copies of all documents you send : one for you and one for you study permit application

Some students may be exempt from this procedure: refer to the list of exemptions.