Welcome to Carnets de route

Carnets de route contains information specifically aimed at refugees and refugee claimants, as well as the people assisting them. Carnets de route is intended to help you with the process of settling in when you arrive and during your first few years in Québec. 

 

With Carnets de route, you will enjoy an engaging experience: reliable, organized and accessible information about Québec society, steps to take, to-do lists, timelines, summary diagrams and much more!

 

Select whether you would like to view the website in English or French, then answer the following three questions to be directed to the right information.

I speak :
Image of a permanent resident card
Example of a permanent resident card
Did you arrive in Canada with permanent residency?
Back to the previous question
Image of a positive Notice of Decision from the IRB
Example of a positive Notice of Decision from the IRBImmigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Have you received the IRBImmigration and Refugee Board of Canada ’s decision after your hearing?
Back to the previous question
Are you using a public computer?
Back to the previous question

Your profile

Refugee Claims

You have made a refugee claim at a port of entry or from inside Canada. You are waiting for your hearing to determine whether you will be recognized as a refugee or person in need of protection.

Accepted Refugee Claims

After making a refugee claim in Canada, you have had your hearing and have been recognized as a refugee or person in need of protection. You can apply for permanent residency.

Refused Refugee Claims

You have had your hearing and have not been recognized as a refugee or person in need of protection. You are exploring the different options available to you.

Refugees

You arrived in Canada as a refugee and with permanent residency. You are being supported by a host organization or sponsorship group (sponsor) during your first year in Québec.

Acronyms

2SLGBTQIA

Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual and additional sexual orientations and gender identities

2SLGBTQIA+

Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual and additional sexual orientations and gender identities

AQAADI

Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l’immigration (Québec Immigration Lawyers Association)

AVS

Attestation of Vocational Specialization

AVS

Attestation of Vocational Specialization 

CAVAC

Crime Victims Assistance Centre

CCR

Canadian Council for Refugees

CERDA

Centre d’expertise sur le bien-être et l’état de santé physique des réfugiés et des demandeurs d’asile

CHSLD

Long-term care centre 

CISSS

Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux

CIUSSS

Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux

CLSC

Local community service centre

CNESST

Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail

CPE

Childcare centre

CRA

Canada Revenue Agency

CSQ

Québec Selection Certificate

CSS

Centre de services scolaires

CV

Curriculum vitae

DCS

Diploma of College Studies 

DVS

Diploma of Vocational Studies

DYP

Director of Youth Protection

FMG

Family medicine group

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

IFHP

Interim Federal Health Program

IRCC

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

IWC-CTTI

Immigrant Workers Centre

LRH

Low-rent housing

MASSE

Mouvement Autonome et Solidaire des Sans-Emploi

MEQ

Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec

MES

Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur

MESS

Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale

MFA

Ministère de la Famille

MIFI

Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (du Québec)

MSSS

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

OMH

Office municipal d’habitation

OPC

Office de la protection du consommateur

PIN

Personal identification number

PWT

PreWork Training

QPIP

Québec Parental Insurance Plan

QPP/CPP

Québec Pension Plan / Canada Pension Plan

RAMQ

Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec

RIVO

Intervention network for persons affected by organized violence

SAAQ

Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec

SIN

Social insurance number

SSHGD

Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma

STC

Skills Training Certificate

TAL

Tribunal administratif du logement

TCRI

Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes

TCST

Training Certificate for a Semiskilled Trade

Search

    Filter results

    More languages

    Chrome
    Safari