Quebec releases guide to prepare immigrants for new ‘values test’

The Government of Quebec has provided new details of the so-called values test that immigration candidates will have to pass in order to qualify for selection by the province.Starting January 1, 2020, migration applicants hoping to settle in Quebec should acquire what the administration is calling a Validation of finding out about fair qualities and the Quebec esteems communicated by the Sanction of Human Rights and Opportunities.
In a new, French-only Practical Guide to the test, the Government of Quebec says knowledge of the values it reflects is essential to an immigrant’s integration into the province.

“They are key to a better understanding of Quebec,” the guide says.

Reading the guide is not required in order to take the test but serves instead as an introduction to the values in question, which it divides into five key principles:


  • Equality between women and men
  • The rights and responsibilities of Quebecers
  • Quebec is a secular society
  • Quebec is a French-speaking society
  • Quebec is a democratic society

About the qualities test 

Quebec's qualities test applies to the accompanying five financial movement programs:


  • Entrepreneur Program;
  • Self-Employed Program; and the
  • Investor Program.
  • Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP);
  • Quebec Experience Program (PEQ);

All those listed on a candidate’s application for a Quebec Selection Certificate must pass the test, except for children under the age of 18 and people with a permanent physical or cognitive impairment that prevents them from obtaining the certificate.

Movement competitors have 60 days following their application for a choice endorsement to send in their verification, which demonstrates they breezed through the assessment.

Passing grades must be above 75 per cent, or 15 out of 20, and the attestation is valid for two years.

Failure to successfully complete the values test will result in the termination of the application, and the candidate will have to start the process over again if they still wish to settle in Quebec.

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Taking the test

Candidates will have the option of either taking the test online or, if they are in Quebec, taking part in an information session.
In either case, applicants have three opportunities to effectively breeze through the assessment. 

Study and work grant holders who bomb the test a subsequent time must do the in-person data session for their last endeavor.

The individuals who are applying from abroad have the alternative to finish the test online for a third and last time. 

The online test incorporates 20 inquiries arbitrarily created from an inquiry bank. Some example questions include:
Identify the situation(s) where there is discrimination. Refusing a job:
• To a person who does not have the required diploma.
• To a person because of their ethnic origin.
• To a woman because of her pregnancy.


What is the official language of Quebec?
• English
• Spanish
• French
• French and English

Since March 27, 2019, under the State Secularity Act, any new police officer cannot wear religious symbols in the exercise of their functions.
• True
• False


Five key principles

The Government of Quebec summarizes the five key principles underlying the test as follows:

Quebec is a French-speaking society

Quebec remains solitary as the main lion's share French-talking locale in North America and, in that capacity, needs to guarantee the quality, assurance, and impact of the French language and save it as the regular language in the area.

As a result, French is the language of the government and the law, as well as the usual language of work, teaching, communication, trade and business.

The Quebec Government must offer all administrations and correspondences in French no matter what. 

Foreigners to Quebec are emphatically urged to learn French so as to incorporate into their new networks.
Quebec is a democratic society

Members of Quebec’s legislative assembly are voted in by election.

The results of an election cannot be challenged by force or violence, however, a recount may be requested.

Any individual who is certifiably not a Canadian resident may engage in an ideological group regardless of whether they can't cast a ballot. They may likewise partake in an occasion sorted out by an ideological group.

Political financing and the control of election expenses are subject to principles of fairness and transparency.

Citizens have the right to vote freely and confidentially. No one can prevent or compel a citizen to exercise his or her right to vote for a particular candidate, and no one can force a
a citizen to reveal their choice of candidate.

This segment likewise covers opportunity of the press, opportunity of articulation, and opportunity of relationship, among others.

Equality between women and men

Women and men have the same rights and freedoms, as well as the same obligations and responsibilities in private and public life.

In regards to marriage and civil union, women and men have the right to marry the person of their choice regardless of gender. However, being married to multiple people at once is prohibited.
in the labour market, women and men are entitled to the same wages and the same working conditions.


The rights and responsibilities of Quebecers

The Sanction of Human Rights and Opportunities applies to everybody who is 

in Quebec. It additionally applies to gatherings, associations, organizations and government.

Fundamental rights include the right to life, security, integrity and personal liberty and the right to privacy.

Fundamental rights also protect freedom of conscience, religion, opinion, expression, peaceful assembly and association.
Since key rights are practiced in the public eye, there are sure points of confinement to their application.  
For instance, smoking is denied inside open spaces and outside inside nine meters from their entryways. The Quebec government says this is on the grounds that the wellbeing and prosperity of individuals are a higher priority than the privilege of everybody to smoke.

There are many more rights and responsibilities listed in the guide including the right to non-discrimination, the rights of children, and judicial rights.

Quebec is a secular society

Quebec and its institutions are secular, meaning their actions and decisions are independent of religious powers.

This past spring, Quebec passed a controversial law that prohibits the wearing of religious symbols by people in certain positions of public authority such as police officers, prosecutors, and teachers. The law does not affect people who were already working in those positions prior to March 27, 2019.

In addition, a person must reveal their face in order to receive government services. This also affects the staff who are offering the service on behalf of the government. Quebec says this is “for the purpose of identity or security verification.”

Quebec is the only North American jurisdiction that has included secularism in its laws.


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