How to Submit Application Forms for CSQ? (Quebec)

How do I submit Spousal Sponsorship Application Forms for CSQ (Quebec)?

IMPORTANT REMINDER

You must receive confirmation from IRCC that your FEDERAL spousal sponsorship application's SPONSOR ELIGIBILITY have been approved before submitting your undertaking application to the Ministère. MIFI do not process sponsorship applications that are submitted without proof of this confirmation.

Additional Instructions from IRCC : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html#quebec

A new CSQ is required for every application. You cannot use a valid CSQ submitted for a previous application, even if it is for the same sponsor and PA.

MIFI can extend the validity of a CSQ for an additional year if required.

This is an UNDERTAKING application by SPONSOR. Hence, SPONSOR will be the only filing and paying for this application.

Definition of SPR and PA is same for both Federal and MIFI.

It's also acceptable by MIFI if you have written PA's name on back of Cheques/Bank Drafts instead of SPR's.

STEP-BY-STEP

1. First, submit your Federal Application to IRCC like everyone else via IRCC's online PR Portal. (Do NOT send Quebec Application to IRCC at this stage.)

2. After getting AOR and SA, you will receive this Letter via online portal / email / GC Key from IRCC to apply for Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ).

3. Download all the relevant FRENCH forms in QUEBEC's website. (Previously, it was known as Undertaking application – Kit A – without financial requirements.)

4. Fill, Print, Sign and Post your Quebec Application Package to Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration  (MIFI)'s postal address. Some forms require signature from Principal Applicant (PA) as well, therefore you need to sign and post those pages via courier to your Sponsor (SPR). Following is the address where you need to post your CSQ application. 

Direction de l’enregistrement et de l’évaluation comparative
Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration
285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4e étage
Montréal (Québec)  H2Y 1T8
CANADA 

5. Make Sure You Pay Correct Fees of CA$310. Best way is to put Canada Post Money Order, Bank Draft or Cheque (additional charges of CA$7.50) with CSQ Application Package. Remember that if you are paying with Credit Card and your payment got declined, your application will be returned back to you, & may incur additional charges.

6. You will receive confirmation from MIFI that your application will be processed within given deadline.

7. After deadline and successful processing, you will receive ONE signed, dated, stamped Undertaking Application Form (A-0546-GF), TWO Letters along with TWO CSQ's by Post.

   1. 1. Requérant

      2. Immigration- Canada

8. (Optional) Inform IRCC via Email, Webform or GCKey that you have received CSQ and attach scanned copy to them. IRCC should automatically get CSQ from MIFI. Keep BOTH original CSQ with you. Do NOT post them anywhere. You will be needing them when 'Landing' in Canada.

FORMS

You MUST Submit FRENCH versions of Forms ONLY. (If forms are not fillable, you may use my FILLABLE FORMS until MIFI upload Dynamic forms)

• Guide for Sponsored Persons – Family Class (Guide du parrainé – Regroupement familial) D-0505-FR (in French only - PDF, 63 kB)

• Sponsor's Guide – Family Class (Guide du garant – Regroupement familial) D-0503-FR (in French only - PDF, 134 kB)

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• Undertaking Application Form - Family Class (Formulaire d’engagement - Regroupement familial) A-0546-GF (in French only - 2018-10)

• Documents to submit in support of an undertaking application (Documents à soumettre à l’appui de la demande d’engagement) A-1520-BF (in French only - 2020-05)

• Authorization for Collection and Communication of Personal Information (Autorisation pour la cueillette et la communication de renseignements personnels) A-0527-FO (In French only - 2018-10) - (If you have divorced or separated, or if you have children from a previous union, enclose this form, completed and signed.)

• Application for Selection Certificate - Family Class Category (Demande de sélection permanente - Catégorie du regroupement familial) A-0520-BF (in French only - 2021-11)

If you are paying your application processing fee by credit card, you must fill out the form Payment by credit card, sign it and enclosed it with your application:

• P̶a̶y̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶d̶i̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶(̶D̶y̶n̶a̶m̶i̶c̶ ̶P̶D̶F̶,̶ ̶3̶9̶9̶ ̶K̶B̶)̶ ̶  - Payment by credit card A-0591-A0 (Dynamic PDF, 2022-10) 

[Optional] Sponsors who live abroad must also fill out:

• Evaluation of Financial Capacity (Évaluation de la Capacité Financière) A-0535-F (in French only - 2018-10)

[Optional] Sponsors who live abroad must also fill out:

• Declaration of Sponsor Abroad - Family Class Category (Déclaration du Garant à l’étranger - Catégorie du regroupement familial) A-0539-F (in French only - 2018-10)

OLD Source : http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/forms/search-title/undertaking-application/kit-a.html
NEW Source : ENGLISH / FRENCH

NOTE 1: Quebec Applicants do NOT need to provide following in FEDERAL's Document Checklist IMM 5533 (write N/A next to Checkboxes):

• • • Financial Evaluation - IMM 1283 (PART-A-4   Page 1 of 10 in IMM 5533)

    • Employment/Source of Income (PART-B(S)-5   Page 5 of 10 in IMM 5533)

NOTE 2: There are no co-signers in spousal sponsorship, therefore leave those options blank.

NOTE 3: Some pages of forms require signature individually and in some, both Sponsor and Principal Applicant. Therefore, kindly make sure you post relevant signed forms by post to whoever is going to post application for CSQ.

NOTE 4: For some reason unknown to mankind, some of the Quebec forms are not Dynamic, meaning you have to fill them by hand. I have made some forms fillable and save-able (link provided below) which you can use to fill it and save it online.